General Operator- Austin Industrial; Phoenix, AZ

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

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Responsible for operating light equipment, such as skid steers, forklift and mini excavators as part of a Plant Civil Crew to move material to and from jobsite and excavate to expose piping for repair/replacement. Performs a variety of skilled tasks in the maintenance of road, sewer, storm drainage, and firewater systems. Other duties may be assigned.

• Operate light equipment under little to general supervision to include in tight spaces around live lines and running units.
• Perform routine inspection on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.
• Understand and follow oral or written instructions.
• Identify hazards and safety precautions common to light equipment operations; working knowledge of the methods, materials and tools used in street and sewer maintenance work in a plant.
• Willing to perform additional duties to contribute to team success such as manual digging, probing, and assisting in other common Civil duties.
• Applicants must be self-driven and safety oriented.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

– no minimum education requirements.

– 3-4 years' experience in an Industrial setting preferred but not required.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to

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This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

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