Excavator/Demolition Operator

Overview

The Structures Division of H&K Group, Inc., is looking for an experienced Excavator/Demolition Operator to support heavy civil and highway construction projects throughout Northeast PA and the Lehigh Valley and then transition to a $300M project on I-81 in Susquehanna County, PA, and Broome County, NY, scheduled to start late 2023. The ideal candidate is energetic, motivated, experienced, and carries out work safely.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Performs all work adhering to MSHA and H&K Safety policies.
• Perform pre and post trip of equipment every day and fill out daily inspection sheets.
• Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel/moves joysticks to operate loader.
• Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket and drives front end loader forward to force bucket into finished product.
• Moves levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled and dumps material into truck or rail.
• Provide excellent customer service to all customers on site.
• Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe.
• Keep stockpiles properly bermed and maintained.
• Ensure product is blended correctly.
• Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning.
• Perform all work following company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school OR six months of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Able to pass practical skills test for excavators and loaders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Problem solving
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Two years of related experience and/or training
• Experience and practical skills for other heavy equipment
  • Strong preference for experience and practical skills with a 330 excavator with hammer and loader
• Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to
  • Sit
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
  • Talk or hear
• Occasionally required to
  • Stand, walk, climb, and balance
  • Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include
  • Distance
  • Peripheral
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus 

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to
  • Outside weather conditions
  • Vibration
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Noise level is usually loud

H&K’s Structures Division key difference is our customized, value engineered approach to your project. We specialize in providing value engineering and utilizing the latest technology to address the difficult commercial site problems where hills, slopes, cuts, fills, wetlands, and additional space are critical elements in development. We do this with the best geotechnical engineering possible, National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) certified installers and a dedicated management team.

H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

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100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!