Experienced GPS Dozer Operator- Ft. Meade, MD

Harnden Construction Services, a partner of the H&K Group, is seeking qualified and experienced GPS-controlled bulldozer operators to join our team and support the work we perform throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, with this position initially assigned to our ongoing projects at Ft. Meade, MD.  Prior specific experience in site construction with GPS-controlled equipment is preferred.  Latemodel CAT equipment will be operated.

Why Work for Harnden Construction Services?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Veteran owned
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training opportunities including on the job, online through the H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Perform pre and post trip of equipment every day and fill out daily inspection sheets
• Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel/moves joysticks/levers to operate heavy equipment including excavator with hammer
• Provide excellent customer service to all customers on site
• Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe
• Keep stockpiles properly bermed and maintained
• Ensure product is blended correctly
• Performs routine maintenance on equipment such as lubricating and cleaning
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR one year of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Experience operating bulldozer
• Problem solving
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

 Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• 3 years related experience
• Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting
• MSHA or other relevant safety certification

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Regularly reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to talk or hear
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include distance, peripheral, and depth perception

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Regularly exposed to vibration
• Frequently exposed to fumes and airborne particles
• Frequently exposed to moving parts
• Noise level is usually loud

Harnden Construction Services' mission is to build strong communities through project execution, construction employment, and community service. Harnden Construction Services, LLC is a civil sitework contractor with major site construction projects throughout Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. We are seeking prospects looking for long term employment to add more valued members to our team due to our growing work volume.

Top wages are being paid, along with an excellent fringe benefit package that includes health, dental, vision, life, and short/long term disability insurances. Also includes a Company matched 401K plan, Health Savings Account, along with paid holidays and vacation time.  Prevailing wages also apply for the projects that will be worked on.

Successful passing of a background check, drug testing and physical examination is required as a condition of employment. Please be advised that a R.E.A.L. ID compliant driver’s license will be required. Please also be aware that due to the security requirements imposed by our existing and future contractual obligations, a more extensive background check may be required.  

Harnden Construction Services, LLC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.  Veterans are encouraged to apply.