Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee

Do you have experience operating heavy construction equipment such as backhoe, skid steer, excavators, or loaders? Do you want to learn the drilling and blasting industry with a stable, growing, majority employee-owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you! Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners.
We provide a unique and generous array of benefits including two retirement plans, an Employer-contributed Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and company matched 401(k).
In addition to health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, we also offer training and development opportunities.
The sky is the limit, come rock your career at MD&B! *DRILLER TRAINEE-* Ability to perform job specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor or Drill Operators.
Individuals must be safety-minded and able to work well in varying weather environments.
Out of town travel and overtime may be required.
*Responsibilities:* * Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment * Adhere to Company Safety Policies and Procedures * Ability to learn drill patterns and terminology then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman * Inventory accessories, understand cost of accessories, maintenance drill accessories * Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blaster/Foreman * Understand the Field Accounting system and accurately complete and submit timely paperwork: drill reports, hole sheets, and a signed timecard * Physical agility * Coordinate supplies with Blaster * Carry all tools and supplies * Participate in meetings as needed: Foreman's, Safety, Job Specific, and Daily Heads-Up * Complete Driller I training within designated period * Ability to work unsupervised while maintaining a sense of urgency * Other duties as assigned *Qualifications* * Equipment operating experience is helpful (earth moving construction equipment, farm equipment, timber harvesting equipment, etc.
) * Valid Driver's License with own transportation * Experience as construction laborer * Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation * Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems, desired * Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen * Must successfully complete a background screening for ATF *Physical Requirements* * Ability to perform essential functions of the position * Ability to lift 50 – 100 lbs.
, 30 – 40% of the time * Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather conditions * Stooping and bending 30-40% of the time * Physical agility *Starting Pay: *$20.
00-$22.
00 per hour plus $150/week travel allowance.
Opportunity for pay increases as you learn the industry and meet deliverables.
_*Currently seeking employees in the following active work areas:*_ * Harrisburg, PA * Hershey, PA * Lancaster, PA * York, PA * Lebanon, PA * Carlisle, PA * Reading, PA * Hazelton, PA * Pottsville, PA Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c) Job Type: Full-time Pay: $20.
00 - $22.
00 per hour Expected hours: 40 – 60 per week Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off * Professional development assistance * Retirement plan * Tuition reimbursement * Vision insurance Schedule: * Day shift * Monday to Friday Application Question(s): * Under ATF regulations, all pre-hire candidates are required to successfully pass background and drug screenings.
Are you willing to consent to these procedures, should MD&B extend an offer of employment? * What types of construction heavy equipment have you operated in the past? (i.
e.
dozers, track loaders, skid steers, etc.
) License/Certification: * driver's license and vehicle (Required) Ability to Relocate: * Bethel, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required) Willingness to travel: * 75% (Required) Work Location: In person