JOB SUMMARY

The Backhoe/Forklift Operator is responsible for safely operating forklifts and backhoes to move materials and perform excavation tasks at a work site. Duties include transporting and securing merchandise, digging and moving dirt, sand, and gravel, coordinating priorities via radio communication, and performing routine maintenance on equipment and tools.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Operates the backhoe and other heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Pushes levers and depresses pedals to move machinery, to lower and dig shovel into surface of ground and to lift, swing, and dump contents
• Observes markings or ground, hand signals or grade slates to remove material when operating machine at an excavation site
• Drives sit-down and stand-up forklifts, and other industrial vehicles such as cherry-pickers and automated pallet jacks as needed
• Moves hazardous materials
• Maintains clean work area
• Pallet building and pallet picks
• Stacks crates, pallets, lumber, or other material
• Ensures the safe and efficient movement of goods
• Checks that loads are centered and properly stacked
• Determines when repairs need to be made on equipment
• Loads and unloads product from and onto tractor trailers
• Quality assurance (QA) duties, including reporting product damage and shortages
• Utilizes radio frequency (RF) scanning equipment to track inventory
• Shrink wraps goods or otherwise secures them and prepares them for transport
• Weighs and records weights of products
• Perform daily maintenance and safety checks on equipment
• Documents arrival, departure, and movement and storage of goods, checks trucking manifests and bills of lading, maintains inventory, and tracks fulfillment of customer and vendor orders
• Ensure compliance of all safety procedures and policies while promoting company’s safety culture
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or GED required
• TWIC Required
• At least 3 years’ experience as a backhoe and forklift operator

SKILLS / KEY COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of highways, roads, sewers, and bridges
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exercise discretion and independent judgement when handling day to day information
• Excellent time-management skills to plan, organize, and prioritize tasks and responsibilities to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities
• Ability to work cooperatively across all levels delivering on commitments – results oriented
• Ability to complete work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure to meet department targets and deadlines
• Ability to work non-routine hours, when necessary
• Ability and willingness to travel as required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work outdoors, exposed to heat and humidity, cold and rain, and around heavy traffic areas
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Ability to operate job related tools
• Constantly perform repeating motions that may include feet, leg, wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Work that includes moving and/or lifting objects up to 50 pounds, carry at least 30 pounds and up to 150 pounds with help

Bay Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity Employer