Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Description

Job Description

360 Rail Services, LLC is a locally owned and operated Railroad Design, Maintenance, and Construction company. Headquartered in Englewood, CO, we serve a variety of industries including, but not limited to, Energy, Agriculture, Aggregate, and Transit.

360 Rail Services is looking for individuals who are hardworking, independent, and self-driven to join us in the exciting field of building and maintaining America's railroads.

We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package that includes health and dental, which is 75% paid for the employee, 401k match, and paid time off.

We also offer a quarterly profit-sharing and bonus plan where each employee working on a project will be able to take part in the profit of the project based on their position, experience, and contribution to the project.

Job Summary :

Operates various pieces of Heavy and On Track Equipment in a safe manner to perform maintenance and construction activities in the repair and rebuilding of track structure.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Operates heavy and on track equipment to compact earth fills, foundation forms, ballast, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.
• Replaces materials such as rail, ties, switch components, crossing planks, ballast, and other track materials.
• Shall PM equipment assigned to operate before use.
• Operates equipment in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with regulations, policies and procedures.
• Performs equipment safety and maintenance checks, making emergency adjustments as necessary.
• Takes actions to avoid potential hazards and obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects.
• Studies instructions, plans, and diagrams to establish work requirements.
• Drives machines onto truck trailers.
• Keeps records of material and equipment usage and problems encountered.

Job Qualifications :

A minimum of 3 years' experience operating heavy equipment in a construction environment.

• A valid Commercial Driver's License and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Driving Record.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools and hydraulic equipment.
• Knowledge of and ability to adhere to safety requirements and procedures.
• Ability to read and understand construction specifications.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Physical and Attendance Requirements

• This is a hands-on job working outdoors at construction sites.
• Uses hands to handle and control materials, tools and vehicle controls.
• Sits for long periods of time in a closed vehicle.
• Uses repetitive motions.
• Uses close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Frequently stands, walks, climbs, balances, lifts, bends and moves or lifts heavy equipment and objects up to 90 pounds.
• Uses eye-hand-foot coordination.
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposed to harsh weather conditions including very hot and very cold weather.
• Exposed to loud noise.

Note : This job description is not intended to represent a complete, comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities that may be required in this position.

There may be unplanned activities and other duties as assigned.

We are an equal opportunity employer.