Heavy Equipment Operator
On-siteKingman, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Conduct daily operations on excavators, dozers, loaders, graders, water trucks, and haulage trucks while performing quality pre-operation inspections and maintaining housekeeping standards. Lead crew members in hazard identification, risk assessment, and proactive near-miss reporting to ensure MSHA and OSHA compliance. Train new operators, participate in proficiency audits, and assist with regulatory task training. Maintain valid driving licenses and adhere to Turner Mining Group values through visible decision-making and accountability. Available for flexible shift schedules and short-notice travel to support production timelines across existing sites.
Required Qualifications
- Willingness and ability to adhere to OSHA / MSHA regulatory requirements
- Working knowledge of safety systems and processes
- Appropriate attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Strong morals and values
- Exemplary attendance record
- Exemplary safety and disciplinary record
- Willingness to be flexible on daily job duty requirements
- Maintains a positive outspoken learning attitude
- Maintains a valid and insurable driving license
- Available to travel on short notice to support timelines and production requirements at existing sites
- The Equipment Operator must be flexible on shift schedules (days and nights) to assist with training and production needs
- The Equipment Operator will be self-starting, motivated, with a strong desire to be part of a team and to influence improvement
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to meet equipment manufacturer's safety requirements, including a body weight under 330 pounds
- Ability to kneel, crouch, squat, climb stairs, and climb ladders repeatedly
- Ability to reach forward and overhead, and to perform sustained or repetitive movements of the neck, hands, wrists, and ankles/feet
- Ability to push and pull with a force of at least 55 pounds
- Ability to lift, carry, and set down objects weighing up to 85 pounds
- Ability to lift and carry objects overhead weighing up to 25 pounds
- Ability to lift and move items from floor level to waist, shoulder, and overhead levels
- Ability to carry weights over distances of at least 20 feet
- Ability to perform the above motions multiple times in succession and sustain activity for extended periods
- Ability to perform quality pre-operation machine inspections (Based on mobile equipment physical demands analysis)
- Accurately documents 5000-23 and training checklist requirements
- Other regulatory & internal / external forms as required
- Support excavator
- Dozer
- Support loader
- Grader
- Water truck
- Haulage truck
Desired Qualifications
- Can effectively communicate in English (multi-lingual preferred)
- 1-3 years' experience in mining / heavy industry preferred
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