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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-timeSan Jose, CA, USA$27 - $35 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Possess a valid Commercial Driver’s License Class A.
  • Have experience operating heavy equipment and machinery.
  • Maintain a clean driving record with no more than two tickets in the last five years.
  • Demonstrate a strong focus on quality and safety.
  • Have excellent time management skills.
  • Be able to work full time for at least 40 hours per week in an outdoor environment with exposure to varying weather, terrain, traffic, urban and rural settings, and possible natural gas, electrical shock, and moderate to loud noise.
  • Be able to stand for long periods of time, up to 12 hours, tolerate extreme weather, hear and follow worksite safety instructions, and repeatedly lift, climb, kneel, reach, crouch, crawl, and perform related physical tasks.
  • Be able to regularly lift 75 pounds.
  • Have close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Pass all company drug testing and submit to a background check.
  • Adhere to all Occupational Safety and Health Administration, state, and local safety requirements and company-provided training.

Responsibilities

  • Safely and skillfully operate and maintain construction equipment, including cable plows, backhoes, mini excavators, skid steers, rock saws, and other utility construction equipment.
  • Safely operate all heavy machinery.
  • Dig trenches, backfill excavations, and compact and level earth to grade specifications.
  • Transport materials and equipment safely.
  • Load and unload equipment and materials 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.

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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