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Overview

Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is the village corporation of Barrow, Alaska and one of Alaska’s top ten companies. We employ over 3500 people generating $350 million in revenues across the United States and the world. As a proud Alaska Native Corporation, our success brings tremendous growth and benefits to our 3,000 Iñupiaq shareholders. UIC’s diversified commercial and government services business lines include technical and professional services, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, architecture, marine, regulatory consulting, construction, and operations supporting the community of Barrow. We recruit only qualified people looking to join a company with strong leadership, competent and hard-working staff, and a superior work environment. Our pay and benefits are competitive, and we differentiate UIC as an employer by investing in our employees’ professional development.

Responsibilities

Heavy Equipment Operator Summary:

Work activities will include operating various pieces of Heavy Equipment including, bulldozers, shovels, excavators, loaders, and forklifts.

Essential Functions:

Perform heavy duty equipment operation as directed by the site superintendent. Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Must have operator’s proficiency on a variety of equipment including but not limited to bulldozers, shovels, excavators, loaders, and forklifts.

• Perform independently without direct supervision

• Ability to operate basic construction equipment, such as forklifts and loaders.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to perform duties and operation of tools of the trade in strict compliance with OSHA rules.

• Have punctual and on time work history.

• Work well within a team setting

Required Experience:

• Must have working knowledge of commercial construction

• Must have 5+ years of related experience in commercial construction.

• Must have 3+ year of prior work history as an operator

• Must possess and maintain current driver’s license.

• Must have a punctual work history.

• Must have a high school diploma or Equivalent

Preferred Experience:

• CDL License

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to have good motion of range for body and limbs

• Handle and manipulate objects and material

• Coordinate the movement of eyes, hands, feet and fingers to complete assigned tasks

• Able to utilize adequate visual skills.

• Able to utilize adequate hearing skills.

• Handle and manipulate objects and material

• Coordinate the movement of eyes, hands, feet and fingers to complete assigned tasks

• Ability to work at heights above 12’ while working from ladders, scaffolding, and/or man lifts.

• Extensive physical activity.

• Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds.

• Be able to reach in all directions

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical part, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions and vibration.

• When operating equipment, subject to constant jarring of body due to jerking movement of equipment and operating on uneven surfaces.

• Must be able to sit in the operator’s seat of equipment and safely reach all pedals, switches, levers, buttons, etc. required to safely operate the equipment (if authorized for that piece of equipment);

• Must be able to sit in the operator’s seat of equipment and have an adequate field of vision of all instruments, gauges, warning lights, as well as an acceptable field of vision out of the windows and/or mirrors (if authorized for that piece of equipment);

Environmental Conditions:

• Will work in all typed of weather.

• Work in different elevations.

• Job site will contain light to heavy equipment, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment and tools.

• People standing, walking, sitting, signaling, and talking.

• May be occasional bells, alarms, and whistles

• Applicant may be subject to environmental conditions of extreme cold, noise exposure, constantly changing work environment, irregular surfaces, slippery surfaces, moving equipment, open excavations, temporary structures, and general construction hazards.

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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.

Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.

UIC is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics EOE/AA/M/F/D/V. In furtherance, pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and federal contractual requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants, based on the provisions contained within The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCPhere (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) .

All candidates must apply online at www.uicalaska.com, and submit a completed application for all positions they wish to be considered. Once the employment application has been completed and submitted, any changes to the application after submission may not be reviewed. Please contact a UIC HR Recruiter if you have made a significant change to your application. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC Human Resources for assistance (https://uicalaska.com/careers/recruitment/).

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

UIC Government Services (UICGS / Bowhead) provides innovative business solutions to federal and commercial customers in the areas of engineering, maintenance services, information technology, program support, logistics/base support, and procurement. Collectively, the fast-growing Bowhead Family of Companies offers a breadth of services which are performed with a focus on quality results. Headquartered in Springfield, VA, we are a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar company recognized as a top Alaska Native Corporation providing services across the Department of Defense and many federal agencies. Bowhead offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long-term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as a paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees. Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.

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ID 2022-2919

Category Construction

Location : Location US-AK-North Slope

Travel Requirement 50% - 75%