Job Description
The Utility Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation, monitoring, and maintenance of port equipment in a renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy solutions, working primarily outdoors in various environmental conditions.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate mobile equipment such as skid steer, forklift, lull, and front-end loaders
- Inspect equipment daily and perform basic maintenance
- Perform daily preventative maintenance and cleaning activities on emissions equipment and tooling
- Monitor and oversee the continuous operation of port activities
- Follow safety protocols and wear safety equipment at all times
Requirements
- Operate mobile equipment including skid steer, forklift, lull, and front-end loaders with knowledge and experience in heavy equipment operation.
- Inspect equipment daily and perform basic maintenance to keep equipment in clean, good working order.
- Perform daily preventative maintenance on equipment and standard work cleaning activities such as cleaning emissions equipment strainers, tooling changes, housekeeping, and wash downs.
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions.
- Safely and efficiently perform all essential functions of the job, including operating machines in a timely and safe manner.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees.
- Willing and able to work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments while maintaining strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
- Ability to work 12-hour rotating shift schedules.
- Willing and able to perform physical tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and pulling for up to 12 hours a day.
- Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
- Willing and able to lift and pull up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting productivity standards.
Benefits & Perks
Work in outdoor environments with exposure to temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees
Work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments
Willingness and ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts
Physical ability to lift, walk, climb, stoop, stand, push, and pull for up to 12 hours a day, including lifting up to 50 lbs
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