Crusher Equipment Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION :

• Perform variety of skilled, semi-skilled, labor, maintenance, and construction work involving operation and maintenance of light, medium, and heavy equipment in mining, crushing and asphalt plant operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES :

GENERAL JOB DUTIES :

Requirements : Education :

High school graduate or equivalent

Experience :

Five years’ experience in safe operation of heavy equipment or mining operations

Licenses / Certifications :

Class A Colorado Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a current medical card required including a tanker endorsement

Combination of education and experience could waive specific requirement

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Physical Requirements : Walk, stand, sit, crawl, kneel, squat, type, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects or tools, reach with hands and arms, talk, listen, hear, read, see, lift, bend, climb in / out of equipment.

Lifting : 100 pound requirement

Exposure to Elements : Sun, wind, dust, rain, mud, snow, ice, cold, heat, high pressure hoses, solvent, grease, oil, paint, cleaning materials, noise.

Handling of Dangerous Equipment : Pickup, dump truck, water truck, backhoe, loader, road grader, roller, sweeper, bulldozer, compactor-sheep foot, steel-wheel, pneumatic roller, track hoe, tractor trailer and radio, meters, paint striper, chainsaw, shovel, rake, pick, broom, post driver, hammer, hand tools, hydraulic & pneumatic tools, grinding wheel. Operator skill level not required for all equipment and tools.

Risk of Assault or Injury : Highway safety conditions and heavy equipment operational hazards can be minimized through close attention to good operating practices. Maintain safe practices when around equipment, when moving and lifting heavy objects.

Other Hazardous Conditions : Blizzards, floods, fires

Job description statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job title. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Employees may be required to perform additional duties of a similar and like skill set. Delta County reserves the right to revise the job description.