Heavy Equipment Operator
Core
Operate and maintain heavy motorized equipment to safely and efficiently load and unload ferrous materials in a recycling yard.
Role type
Heavy Equipment Operator
Builds
Yard operations for ferrous material processing
Domain
Recycling / Heavy Industry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Heavy equipment operation, preventative maintenance, truck loading/unloading, metal stockpiling and sorting, radio communication, record keeping
Preferred skills
Knowledge of ferrous metals classifications
Technologies
Loaders, cranes, grapple cranes, shears
Responsibilities
Operate loaders, cranes, grapple cranes, and shears to load/unload ferrous materials; perform preventative maintenance and fluid checks; load trucks accurately and communicate with scale personnel; unload transports and clean trailers; stockpile and sort metals into designated areas; maintain daily, weekly, and monthly logs.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC