Heavy Equipment Operator Certified - Shop Lead

Purpose of the Position

Operates cranes, derricks, grader, backhoe, bulldozer, truck mounted clamshell, pile driver, air compressor, concrete mixer, asphalt distributor, pneumatic tired and steel drum roller, crawler, dragline, trencher, front end loader, and dump and cargo trucks.

Company Conformance Statement

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers, and suppliers.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Employees are required to:

• Comply with all applicable safety and health related rules, regulations and procedures;
• Work safely themselves and help their teammates work safely;
• Assist supervisors and managers in identifying and mitigating potentially hazardous conditions; and
• Help the organization maintain a safe and healthy workplace.

Principal Duties/Responsibilities of the Position

• Performs work in connection with paving and stabilizing roads and parking lots, maintaining drainage ditches, canals, railroads and sanitary landfill.
• Loads material, performs excavations, clears land trenches for utilities and performs related work involving the use of this type of heavy equipment.
• Check tires and tracks and general operating condition of equipment.
• Provides field maintenance and take corrective and emergency action as required.
• Must be qualified rigger and totally conversant with standard hand signals used in the industry.
• A shopleader will be a working employee who will, at the direction of his Supervisor, assist him in the performance of his duties and/or act as a working shopleader
• While it is the responsibility of each employee to comply with all company policies and procedures, emphasis should be given to established safety and health requirements including but not limited to wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment and timely reporting of accidents and mishaps
• Assign and direct work performed by personnel under his direction
• Participate in the performance of the work required
• Ensure that specific, realistic goals in performance are met by his shop or crew
• Continuously monitor and report work schedule progress and assure that schedules are met
• Ensure the proper recordings of all work performed by subordinate personnel through use of the appropriate forms
• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with prescribed methods, procedures, schedules and standards
• Certify the proper completion of all work performed by personnel under his direction
• Ensure time and materials are properly charged by personnel under his direction
• Ensure that the conduct of personnel for which he is responsible is in conformance with company regulations
• Ensure that the productions quality and quantity of personnel to whom assigned meets prescribed standards
• Ensure that all personnel under his direction follow established safety regulations and practices and use available safety devices
• Immediately arrange for emergency care of injured personnel and for the prompt investigation of the cause of injury and submission of required reports; make recommendations to prevent injuries to personnel
• Maintain assigned work area and equipment to established standards of housekeeping, preservation and maintenance
• Ensure that the personnel under his direction are qualified to perform their assigned work
• Train personnel when required
• All other duties assigned

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school graduate or GED equivalent with:
  • degree of familiarization which is consistent with and considered usual and normal for the complexity of the work to be performed with a minimum of three (8) years experience in heavy equipment operations.
• Required to pass performance test on critical equipment: bulldozer, cherry picker, excavator, forklift truck and motor grader.
• Must maintain the appropriate certifications where applicable
• Have at least a Valid Class A CDL and valid OSHA compliant Mobile Crane Operator Qualification and Certification in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1426.
• Additionally, must qualify to operate (including but not limited to) mobile cranes, overhead cranes, aerial lifts, all forklift trucks, rigger and signal person duties, and other lifting equipment; and Special Purpose Mobile Equipment, such as bulldozers, cherry picker, excavator, Landfill compactor, motor grader, and other dirt moving equipment in the SSC Heavy Equipment and Landfill equipment inventory.
• Shopleaders shall possess the proficiency and/or certifications required by all personnel under his direction.

Special Knowledge and Skills Required

• Good organizational and planning skills
• Good Communication skills
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to take direction
• Ability to operate and service various rotating equipment
• Ability to work with computers
• Ability to work independently but follow specific detailed instructions
• Ability to interface with various levels of personnel in a multi-cultural, team- oriented environment

Physical Requirements

• Lift minimum of 50 pound load up from the ground frequently
• Dexterity to operate office equipment as required by the position.
• Must meet and be able to maintain all certain requirements required for work area.
• Walk six hours per day
• Bend and stoop six hours per day
• Work overhead with minimum 20 pound load
• Push and pull frequently throughout the day
• Walk up/down stairs frequently
• Stand seven hours per day
• Climb ladders and scaffolding
• Wear PPE gear six hours continuously (steel toe shoes, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves)
• Tolerate extreme cold/heat for three hours continuously

Preferences

• Prior knowledge of NASA site, experienced with working on government installations preferred.

Other Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen in order to obtain required NASA badge.
• Must be able to provide a certified Birth Certificate (with state seal), Passport, or INS Citizenship documents on date of hire (candidate will be sent home if this paperwork is not provided upon arrival on date of hire).
• Must have the ability to communicate the English language, both verbally and written, in an effective manner.
• Must have, and maintain, a valid drivers license.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE, CHANGE OR AMEND JOB DESCRIPTIONS FROM TIME-TO-TIME TO CORRESPON.