Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Description

Job Description

The Heavy Equipment Operator operates a loader or material handler to fill the transfer trucks with garbage or recyclable materials, or load meter bin with recyclable materials and general labor as needed.

About us: Kimble Company is locally owned and operated by the Kimble Family, with over 70 years of experience in the energy, materials, recycling, and solid waste industries. We are a dedicated team of seasoned professionals who care about our clients, the environment, safety, our families, and our co-workers. At Kimble we strive for perfection in everything that we do.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Regularly stand for long periods of time
• Able to bend, stoop, climb, reach
• Ability to lift/move up to 50 pounds
• Work in an industrial environment

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Ability to operate CAT loaders or similar, along with excavator/material handlers
• Considerable knowledge of heavy equipment operating principles. Ability to drive and operate the equipment under varying working conditions.
• Working knowledge of hazards and safety precautions common to heavy equipment operations.
• Cleaning drains
• Greasing machines
• Pre & post-trip on machinery
• Manual labor required as well as running the loaders.
• Perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion and potential exposure to adverse weather conditions.
• Regular attendance consistent with Company Attendance Policy
• All other duties as assigned by management

Physical Work Activities and Exposure:

• Operators must have good eyesight and better than average coordination in order to operate both hand and foot levers simultaneously.
• They must have good judgment in order to perform complicated tasks and must be able to work closely with other crafts without constant supervision.
• Skilled operators are constantly alert and observant of their surroundings.

Benefits:

• 401(k) retirement plan with match
• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts (FSA)
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Employee Discount Program