CALIBRE Systems Inc., an employee-owned Management Consulting and Digital Transformation company, is looking for a Heavy Equipment Operator to staff and assist with a U.S. Army contracted position providing Equipment Maintenance, Logistics Sustainment Training, and Exercise Support at the 88th Readiness Division, Directorate of Logistics, Fort McCoy, WI.
Specifically, CALIBRE will provide Heavy Equipment Operators responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and repair of training ranges, roads, and trails. Preventative maintenance of assigned equipment and vehicles is also required.
Required Skills
Required Experience
At least 2 years of experience operating heavy equipment.
- Safely operate heavy equipment (e.g., bulldozer, bobcat, backhoe, front loader, excavator, dump trucks, tractor trailers, grader, and tractor and bush hog) to push and grade or load and relocate earth, rip rap, gravel, or other materials; clear brush, stubble, tree stumps, and/or other debris; and repair and maintain access to training areas
- Operate heavy equipment from one place to another, on both improved and unimproved roads, and in inclement weather conditions
- Operate agricultural tractors with bat wing, side arm and related mowing implements in rough terrain
- Perform equipment maintenance and safety inspections prior to daily use
- Operate other implements to ensure range facilities are properly prepared for training exercises
- Maintain equipment at the operator-level which includes conducting before, during, and after operations checks for serviceability, applying lubrication IAW manufacturer equipment manuals, and ensuring equipment is turned in to higher-level maintenance for scheduled services
- Report equipment breakdowns, schedule maintenance for all equipment, and request additional equipment, as needed
- Safely use proper lifting/loading techniques to load, properly bind, and deliver heavy equipment to project sites on public roads
- Follow installation safety regulations
The work environment may include one or all of the following:
- Travel in Government and passenger vehicles and trucks, as a driver or passenger
- Travel in military wheeled vehicles
- Travel in vehicles on unpaved roads and off-road
- Travel on public transportation
- Field work in rough and remote terrain; in weather extremes such as thunderstorms, high heat and humidity, severe cold and wind
- Field work in the proximity of unexploded ordinance
- Field work in the proximity of military training exercises
- Exposure to stinging and biting insects, ticks, spiders, venomous snakes, poisonous plants, spines, and thorns
- Use of power equipment such as chain saws, weed cutters, wood chippers, trucks, road graders, bulldozers, loaders, excavators, etc.
- Loading, securing, transporting, and unloading heavy equipment
- Use of hand tools such as axes, rakes, shovels, brush cutters, machetes, saws, etc.
- Exposure to and application of hazardous chemicals and pesticides
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Class A or B Commercial Drivers’ License
- Master Driver in accordance with AR 600-55
- Preferred experience in Military Maintenance and Logistical Support Operations
- Familiarity with the U.S. Army Reserve maintenance management principles and metrics