Heavy Equipment Operator 04264 NWP

As a nationally recognized and awarded small, disadvantaged business with over 30 years of successful experience, North Wind Portage, Inc. is committed to solving our clients' most challenging environmental issues and creating and sustaining a better environment. Dedicated to developing strong partnerships with our clients and stakeholders, mixing innovation with proven strategies, and developing and inspiring our staff, North Wind Portage delivers exceptional customer service, quality services, and safe and reliable project completion. Ranging from $5,000 to over $6.4 billion, our projects are focused primarily on design, investigation, remediation, and removal of radiological, hazardous, and toxic wastes from soils, structures, and groundwater for federal, state, tribal, and local governments and private industry clients.


POSITION PURPOSE:
The Operator for the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project safely operates heavy equipment and trucks excavating, placing, receiving, loading, and transporting low-level radioactive waste tailings at the and Moab site. Equipment may include front end loader, water wagon, compactor, backhoe, excavator, dozer, 40-ton articulated dump trucks, reach stacker, water trucks, service trucks, etc.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performing all duties in accordance with project policies and procedures, and complying with all federal, state, and local regulations for secure and safe operation
• Conducting a thorough inspection of the equipment assigned
• Safely operating equipment in different configurations as assigned
• Properly completing all necessary paperwork as required by project procedures and federal, state, and local laws
• Performing work required in a timely manner and maintaining adequate production in order to meet service schedules.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Three (3) or more years of experience operating and driving construction-related equipment as described above.