Responsible for operating machines that hammer plies into the ground to support building foundations, bridges, and piers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work from machine cabs to direct operation of machine using pedals and levers.
• Move construction materials, earth, and other heavy materials at construction sites and mines.
• Clear land to prepare it for construction of roads,
• Drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures, such as buildings, bridges, and piers.
• Use pile driver head on machine to drive pilings.
• Judge distance and position piling leads.
• Host piling into leads.
• Position hammers over pilings.
• Activate power hammers.
• Raise and lower drophammers to drive piles.
• Continue dropping drophammers until task is completed.
• Use multiple controls to operate equipment.
• Oil and service machine as needed.
• Select appropriate attachments.
• Confer with building or project supervisor on job specifications.
• Comply with safety codes.
• Refill equipment.
• Dig trenches.
• Hoist heavy construction materials.

Basic Skills

• keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• Need to have PD10