DELTA | Finish Blade Operator

The Finish Blade Operator at Delta Companies Inc. is responsible for operating a self-propelled grader to prepare and maintain earthwork structures such as highways and streets. Key duties include following safety procedures, interpreting plans and specifications, and performing equipment inspections and minor repairs. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, able to lift up to 50 pounds, and provide their own transportation. Experience with heavy equipment and GPS is preferred, as is the ability to read and interpret technical documents. The role requires regular standing, walking, and exposure to outdoor conditions, mechanical noise, and chemicals. Operator certifications and experience with gravel setup are advantageous.

Description

Delta Companies Inc. is a division of Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas. Delta is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials. Delta is vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plants, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs. Delta continuously strives to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions. To learn more about Delta Companies Inc. visit www.deltacos.com.

The Colas USA Family of Companies provides competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit www.colasusa.com.

Job Summary

Operates a self-propelled grader to spread and level dirt, gravel, and stone to finish-grade specifications in the construction and maintenance of earthwork structures such as highways, streets, airports, dikes, temporary roads, and subdivisions.

Main Responsibilities

• Embrace the Company’s safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
• Support, promote, and practice the Company's core values, vision, and mission; follow the Company's code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies
• Support the Delta safety culture and other Company strategic initiatives
• Observe safety procedures, report potentially unsafe conditions, and use equipment and materials properly
• Read and interpret survey markers and stakes to meet set standards; read and interpret plans and specifications
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment
• Drive grader in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals
• Operate blade to regulate elevation and angle of slopes; may perform fine or rough grading
• Conduct equipment inspections and perform equipment maintenance tasks, including, but not limited to greasing, and checking/replacing oil and fluids; perform minor repairs on equipment
• Operate other tools and equipment as required for assigned tasks
• Assist in other areas as necessary for project completion

Job Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Five or more years of experience operating a finish blade preferred; operator certifications are a plus
• Experience operating other types of heavy equipment preferred; operator certifications are a plus
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Experience with GPS is preferred.
• Experience with gravel setup is preferred.
• Must provide their own transportation to and from work.

Physical Demands

• Wears and maintains personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
• Regularly required to use hands to move and manipulate objects
• Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear)
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Standing/working on feet for long periods, and walking across uneven terrain
• Regularly required to work from a seated position operating equipment for long periods
• Frequent exposure to loud noise
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration
• Regularly exposed to all outdoor weather conditions, dust, and airborne particles
• Regularly exposed to fuel, oil, and other chemicals
• Occasionally exposed to working from high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock

Benefits

• Choice of 3 Medical Plan Options

• Prescription Drug Coverage

• Dental and Vision Plans

• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Options

• Access to Telemedicine and Healthcare Advocacy Services

• Employee Assistance Program

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

• to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
• complete any part of the application process access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying

Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to [email protected].