Home Demolition Jobs (NOW HIRING)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 
As a Traveling Specialty Demolition Heavy Equipment Operator, you must be willing to travel up to 100% of the time with per diem, meals and lodging provided, with an average of three weeks on the road and one long weekend home.

All employees must be able to pass a background test and drug screening.

Employee Operates and maintains one or more of the following:

•             Track or rubber tire excavator with mounted hydraulically powered grapple,
               bucket, shear, processor, hydraulic hammer or other implements/attachments
               to lift, shear, process, and move materials.

•             Straight or articulated rubber-tired or solid-tired tractor, equipped with front-
               mounted hydraulically-powered bucket, scoop or forks, to lift and transport bulk
               materials to and from storage or processing areas or equipped with a heavy
               rotating broom to sweep areas clear of debris.

•             Powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom,
              scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform or
              trailer hitch to move materials.

•             Operates compressors, pumps, or hoists.

•             Must be able to climb into and dismount from all equipment using built-in
              ladder/steps to/from heights of 3 to 7 feet from grade

•             Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, turns steering wheel, levers and/or
              toggle switches that control the movement of machinery, including forward,
              backward, rotating on chassis, raising and lowering boom, extending or
              retracting bucket or other attachment, often in response to hand signals.

•             Must be competent in industry standard hand signals.

•             May use equipment to cut and remove metals or concrete from structures, cut
               and/or process and/or sort scrap metals, break and process concrete, lift and
               carry heavy objects, grade, shape and form work areas.

•             Backfill, spread fill and/or stabilization stone, load trucks, move equipment
               (including rigging and attaching equipment to bucket hook, load dump buckets,
                transport dump buckets).

•             Consults load rating chart prior to all major lifts to ensure safe operation within 
               rated capacity of equipment.

•             Inspect and performs routine maintenance on equipment such as lubricating,
              fueling, and cleaning as well as makes minor adjustment and repairs to
              equipment.

•             When not operating, servicing or repairing equipment, may be required to
               assist others as needed such as performing manual labor under variable
                weather conditions including walking or standing for extended periods, 
                exposure to dust, fumes and loud noises, stooping, crouching, and lifting up
                to 50 pounds.

•             Communicate with field supervision and management status of tasks, hazards,
              status of equipment, including the need for equipment maintenance.

•             Follow all industry and company safety protocols. Be able to identify hazards 
              and implement the correct safety measures.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

As a Traveling Heavy Equipment Operator, you must be willing to travel up to 100% of the time, with an average of three weeks on the road and one long weekend home with per diem, meals and lodging provided.  

Demolition experience of 5-10+ years of heavy equipment operating experience in a demolition environment.

All employees must be able to pass a background test and drug screening.

All candidates must be medically capable of wearing a half-faced respirator.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job may have supervisory responsibilities, including supervising various employees, dealing with customers, directing the movement of vehicles and equipment, and commanding personnel and vehicle/equipment operators

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary offers will be based upon experience. In time, equipment operators may be offered opportunities to learn new skills to advance into specialty equipment operator and leadership positions.

D.H. Griffin Companies offer full benefits, paid holidays, 401K w/ company matching, flexible spending program, continuing education opportunities, health & dental and more. No waiting period to use paid time off!

Travel expenses, meals and per diem plus lodging will be provided.

ABOUT US

For over 60 years, D.H. Griffin has been a trusted source for providing specialized and emergency demolition services following structural failure due to fire, natural disasters, explosion or building collapse. From commercial to industrial, and public to private, our wrecking services and demolition contracting are available across all industries and all over the globe. D.H. Griffin's ability to respond quickly and collaborate with first responders has saved lives, mitigated further damage, and allowed for a faster road to recovery.  D.H. Griffin is uniquely positioned with the expertise and equipment to quickly and safely provide emergency and customized demolition services wherever and whenever the need arises.