Rotating Schedule Morbark Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Description

Heavy Equipment Operator

Pay rate: $17/hour

Job Type: Full-time

Shift: M-F, 6a - 2:30pm

** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

Heavy Equipment Operator Responsibilities:

• Operate mobile equipment to include Volvo 180 wheel loader, Volvo 220 wheel loader with top clamp fork and caterpillar forest machine track loader.
• Inspect equipment daily.
• Perform basic maintenance to keep equipment in clean, good working order. 
• Proficiency in maintaining the proper paperwork. 
• Ability to operate the machine in a timely and safe manner.
• Ability to work 12 hour rotating shift schedule. 
• Responsible for other duties assigned for the job.

Heavy Equipment Operator Qualifications/Education:

• At least 1 year of prior heavy equipment operation
• Prior experience on a 320D excavator, 988 K Log loader and a 40/36 Morbark wood chipper preferred.
• High School diploma or GED preferred. 
• Will need to possess good eye, hand and foot coordination. 
• Must be able to pass the company forklift training. 
• Will need to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for a minimum of 7 hours per day. 
• Required to read and interpret scales. 
• Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust the weight and timing of bailer and various other simple maintenance problems. 
• Requires the ability to do simple math calculations. 

Heavy Equipment Operator Benefits:

• Annual bonus 
• Employee referral bonus program
• 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)
• Educational assistance
• Life insurance, short term & long-term disability
• 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting
• Employee heating pellet program
• Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE 

About our Company

Lignetics, Inc offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products. 

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