Blattner is looking for Operators with proven experience performing the tasks of stripping, backfill and reclaim.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
MOTOR GRADER (BLADE)
- Operates equipment generally on uneven surfaces to maintain haul roads and assist in building new roads.
- Drives blade and moves levers to regulate height and angle of the blade, lower scarifier that loosens packed soil to permit grading, and tilt front wheels of grader when making sharp turns.
- Drives blade in successive passes over working areas usually observing reference stakes to the level surface to specified grade.
- Feels levers and sound of the engine to determine the depth of cut.
- Operates equipment safely in both forward and reverse directions in close quarters with other heavy equipment.
- May perform fine or rough grading.
- Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on equipment.
DOZER
- Fastens attachments to the tractor with clevis or wedge pin hitches.
- Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment.
- Moves levers to control toolbars, carriers, and disks.
- Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver tractor and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to the clear right-of-way.
- Feels lever and listens for stalling action of the engine to estimate the depth of cut.
- Operates bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals.
- Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on the tractor.
EXCAVATOR
- Operates hydraulic excavator/backhoe to load earth into trucks or into stockpiles
- Excavation may be mass excavation or a closely engineered trench for pipe placement
- Performs routine maintenance on equipment such as lubricating, fueling, and cleaning
- Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on equipment
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
*All job offers are contingent upon receiving a negative drug/alcohol test result and a satisfactory physical examination designed solely to determine your physical ability to perform the duties of the positing being offered to you. Field employees are subject to random drug testing.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
- Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- High School diploma or GED equivalent; or equivalent combinations of training and experience
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
**All full-time, non-union employees are eligible for the following benefits (including full-time interns; part-time interns are excluded)
- 100% employer-paid HDHP insurance premiums for employee
- 100% employer-paid dental insurance premiums
- 401(k) with company match
- Vision insurance
- Education assistance (tuition reimbursement)
- Employee/family focused culture
- And more!
WHO ARE WE?
Blattner Company is a leading renewable energy contractor and service provider with utility scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects across the United States. Based at our headquarters in Avon, Minnesota, we are powered by over a century of construction experience and passionate, innovative employees.
Be a part of something bigger and join the Blattner team – Leading America to a clean energy future!
Blattner is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Blattner will not tolerate discrimination against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental disability, military or veteran status, national origin, physical disability, race, receipt of public assistance, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This commitment governs all aspects of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, discipline, and access to benefits and training. Additionally, Blattner is committed, in accordance with applicable law, to making reasonable accommodations for job applicants and employees based on a qualifying disability, a sincerely held religious belief or practice, and for pregnancy, childbirth or related health conditions. Applicants and employees who feel they have experienced or witnessed discrimination or who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department. Blattner prohibits retaliation against any individual for making a complaint under this policy, for opposing discrimination, for participating in an investigation pursuant to this policy, or for requesting a reasonable accommodation.
