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Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Heavy Equipment Operator

Building TradesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSparks, NV, USA$28 - $36 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Possess a valid Class A commercial driver's license.
  • Have experience operating heavy equipment and machinery.
  • Have a clean driving record, with no more than two tickets in the last five years.
  • Focus on quality and safety.
  • Have time-management skills.
  • Be able to stand for up to 12 hours at a time and tolerate extreme weather conditions.
  • Be able to speak and hear worksite safety instructions.
  • Be able to perform prolonged and repeated lifting, standing, climbing, kneeling, reaching, feeling, crouching, and crawling.
  • Be able to regularly lift 75 pounds.
  • Have close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Pass company drug testing and a background check, and adhere to applicable safety requirements and company-provided training.

Responsibilities

  • Operate all heavy machinery safely.
  • Dig trenches, back-fill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications.
  • Transport materials and equipment.
  • Load and unload equipment and material as needed.
  • Follow all on-site safety procedures.
  • Ensure contents and equipment are properly secured during transportation.
  • Comply with all Department of Transportation regulations and rules.
  • Perform daily vehicle pre-trip inspections and job hazard analyses.
  • Safely transport materials and equipment, and safely operate and maintain construction equipment including cable plows, backhoes, mini excavators, skid steers, rock saws, and other utility construction equipment.

About the Company

Quanta Services

Builds and repairs power grids and utility networks

Quanta Services builds, upgrades and repairs the power lines, substations, pipelines and communications networks that utilities, power producers and large energy users rely on. It runs its own training school, Northwest Lineman College, which prepares workers for electric line work at campuses in several states. Quanta works through regional operating companies that handle engineering, construction, storm restoration and routine upkeep for their customers. Clients pay under long-term master service agreements for ongoing work and under fixed-price or cost-based contracts for large projects. Quanta was founded in 1997 by combining four electrical contractors and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1997

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