Heavy Equipment Operators are highly skilled individuals that operate and maintain various types of construction equipment; including but not limited to Loaders, Trackhoes, Bulldozers, Skid Steers, Haul Trucks, etc. Heavy Equipment Operator duties include excavating, loading, hauling, and grading earth, rock, gravel, or other materials during mining related activities. Additional duties include maintaining crusher/hopper levels to achieve production specifications, maintaining stockpiles and pit floor, loading trucks, etc.

Whitaker Construction, founded in 1953, has over 70 years of experience in the heavy civil and underground utility construction industry. Whitaker, an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) company, has become one of the largest contractors in the intermountain area with more than 600 employees and nearly 70 crews. We perform sanitary sewer, storm drain, culinary water, irrigation, earthwork, roadway construction, dams, landfills, natural gas pipelines, industrial piping, and telecommunication projects primarily in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Including but not limited to the list below.

• Follow safety rules, regulations, guidelines, policies, and site-specific safety plans when performing all activities.
• Ability to proficiently operate three or more pieces of equipment such as Loader, Trackhoe, Bulldozer, Skid Steer, Haul Truck, etc.
• Operate heavy construction equipment to load, move, level, and grade dirt, rocks, or other materials in a safe and proficient manner, meeting production goals.
• Load trucks, and feed bins with various aggregate materials, maintain proper quantities of material to be loaded, move earth or material from one location to the other.
• Operate Water Truck and similar equipment for dust control and dirt compaction.
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently, while producing high quality work.
• Must keep time and material records through driver’s daily logs.
• Knowledge of aggregate sizes and classifications.
• Knowledge of weight requirements of loads leaving the pit.
• Perform routine inspection and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment and operate equipment without damaging it.
• Understanding of sloping, banking, backfilling, and stockpiling.
• Understanding of soil types and how they affect the work being performed.
• Ensures a sound understanding of the issues involving ground disturbance.
• Maintain consistent communication among field crew members by use of hand signals or radio, to align and position heavy equipment properly.
• Maintain the flow of work under minimal supervision.
• Ensure equipment is safely and securely stored.
• Assist Construction Laborers with labor duties.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned by supervisors.

Qualifications and Skills:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred. Any vocational training is strongly desired.
• Those with an education and/or work-related credential from a secondary or post-secondary educational system will be given preferred interview status (Precision Exams, NOCTE, etc.).
• A minimum of 1 year of heavy equipment operator experience with multiple types of equipment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have MSHA certification.
• Strong knowledge regarding the operation, safety, and maintenance of equipment being used.
• Ability to detect unsafe or hazardous conditions of equipment and work environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to get to and from work.

Physical Requirements:

• Able and willing to work long hours including day, night, weekend shifts as needed, and work outside of normal hours.
• Able to walk, lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel, crouch, and lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Able to work in outside environments being subjected to weather changes, noise, vibrations, and job hazards.
• Good hand to eye coordination.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Whitaker Construction offers an exceptional benefit package including:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employees earn shares in the company – All employees have ownership in the company and its success
• Competitive wages
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Supplemental Insurance
• 401 K and Match
• Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Quarterly Incentive Program (profit sharing)
• Referral Bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

The ADA defines “reasonable accommodation” as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job, and does not cause an undue hardship for the employer.

Whitaker Construction is an “equal opportunity employer.” Whitaker will not discriminate and will take “affirmative action” measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.