Maine Drilling & Blasting Hiring for Blast Hole Drill Operator (Quarry) at Watertown, New York Full Time

Are you an experienced heavy equipment operator with experience with vertical and/or horizontal drilling? Do you have a high mechanical aptitude and the desire to advance within the drilling and blasting industry with a stable, growing, majority employee owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you!

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. We provide a unique and generous array of benefits including two retirement plans, an Employer-contributed Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and company matched 401(k). In addition to health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, we also offer training and development opportunities. The sky is the limit, come rock your career at MD&B!

Our core values of Respect, Fairness, Honesty, and Responsibility provide a firm cultural foundation as we relate to customers and each other as we Make it Happen!

Hourly Rate: $22 – $24/per hour

We are hiring in the following Locations:

Albany, NY

Argyle, NY

Watertown, NY

Bennington, VT

Brattleboro, VT

Blast Hole Drill Operator (Quarry)

Safely perform all construction or quarry drilling activity in accordance with the job program to achieve anticipated production.

• Follow Safety Policies and Procedures

• Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment, including Epiroc top hammer drills

• Understand different drill patterns and terminology then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman

• Maximize the usage of all drill supplies

• Inventory accessories, understand cost of accessories, maintenance drill accessories

• Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blasting Supervisor

• Understand the Field Accounting system and be able to accurately complete and submit timely drill reports, hole sheets, and signed timecards

• Physical agility

• Participate in meetings: Foreman’s, safety, job specific, daily heads-up

• Ability to work unsupervised while maintaining efficiency and safe work practices

• Complete Driller I and Driller II training certifications

• Other duties as assigned

• Must have 5+ years hydraulic equipment operating experience

• Experience with Epiroc top hammer drills or similar preferred

• Valid Driver’s License with own reliable transportation, must be a truck.

• Must have personal cell phone for communications

• One year experience in the construction industry

• Experience as a construction laborer

• Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation

• Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems, desired

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen

• Must successfully complete ATF screenings

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform essential functions of the position

• Ability to lift 50 – 100 lbs., 30 – 40% of the time

• Stooping and bending 30 – 40% of the time

• Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather environments

Maine Drilling & Blasting is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally recognized basis including, but not limited to, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, and physical or mental disability.

External Company Name: Maine Drilling & Blasting Inc.

External Company URL: mdandb.com