Heavy Equipment Operator

*JOB DESCRIPTION: * *Title : Heavy Equipment Operator (Loader/Dozer)* *Location : Palmdale, FL - 33944* *Duration : 11+ Months Contract ( Possibility of Extension)* *Shift : Shift 1* *Job Summary: * Responsible for preparing organic mixes using a heavy equipment loader, pushes piles to ensure segregation of materials and places material in the shakers to ensure the machines have a continuous flow of material.
*Skills and Competencies:* · Ability to operate and maintain heavy equipment (*loader/dozer*) · Ability to maintain stockpile slopes to ensure safe work environment · Ability to sit in a loader for many hours in a dusty, hot environment · Ability to climb into and out of equipment repeatedly · Ability to work in a dusty environment, hot/cold/rainy weather.
· Willingness to work mandatory overtime, including weekends and holidays.
*Major Job Duties and Responsibilities: * · Prepares organic mixes by using the Bill of Materials to ensure the correct ingredients are used in the correct proportions · Supplies the line with a continuous supply of material · Pushes piles to ensure setbacks, pile height and stockpile shaping meets the criteria set by the Department of Environmental Health Services · Performs a safety and equipment check before each use of the loader · Receives load tickets from haulers, ensures accuracy, signs, accumulate until the end of the day and forwards the tickets in a neat and clean appearance to the office personnel for inventory entry · Pumps diesel fuel into the loader by an electrical pump and ensures all safety practices are used to prevent injury · Monitors the stock piles for excessive heat, turns stockpiles and ensures the proper amount of water is used to prepare the stockpile for production use · Meets quality and quantity standards · Performs the proper operation and minor maintenance of equipment · Accurately verifies quantity of material.
Job Type: Contract Salary: $18.
50 per hour Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Day shift Experience: * Heavy equipment operation: 1 year (Preferred) Work Location: In person