Backhoe Operator Job at The H&K Group, Chalfont, PA

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  • The H&K Group
  • Chalfont, PA

Job Description



Chalfont Quarry, a division of The H&K Group, Inc. is looking for the ideal Backhoe Operator! 

Responsibilities

Essential Abilities, Duties, and Responsibilities:

 

  • Follows company safety policies and MSHA 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.
  • Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning.
  • Perform all work following company policies and procedures.
  • Perform all work in a safe and professional manner.
  • Obtain all knowledge to complete assigned tasks.
  • Take direction from and work in a team with all other site personnel.

H&K 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.

 

Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)

 

Great Benefits offered!

Qualifications



Required Skills, Education, and Experience  

  • High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR related experience and/or training
    • A combination of education and experience may be considered
  • At least year of backhoe experience or equivilent training
  • Effective verbal and written communication
  • 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  

  • 3+ months related experience
  • Experience operating heavy equipment
    • Strong preference for backhoe operation experience
  • Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting
  • MSHA or other relevant safety certification

 

 

Physical Demands  

  • Regularly required to stand and walk
  • Frequently required to: 
    • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
    • Reach with hands and arms
    • Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
    • Talk or hear
  • Occasionally required to sit
  • Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 100 pounds occasionally
  • Specific vision needs include 
    • Depth perception
    • Ability to adjust focus

 

Work Environment  

  • Regularly exposed to 
    • Moving mechanical parts
    • Outside weather conditions
  • Frequently exposed to 
    • High, precarious places
    • Fumes or airborne particles
    • Vibration
  • Occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock
  • Noise level is usually loud

 

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Job Tags

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