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About the Role

Quality Depot Solutions (QDS™) is seeking an energetic and reliable Heavy Equipment Operator to join our team in Ridgefield, NJ. We are a dynamic, stable, and growing company offering long-term career opportunities within the industry leader.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading isotanks from chassis used for transport.
• Inspecting equipment before and after use to ensure it is in good working order.
• Driving or controlling heavy equipment to complete depot tasks.
• Monitoring performance and adjusting settings as required to perform tasks correctly.
• Cleaning equipment after use and disposing of any collected scraps or waste.
• Ensuring all safety, environmental, and operational procedures are followed.
• Complying with federal, state, and local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements.
• Maintaining the confidentiality of company, customer, and personnel information.
• Performing all pre-operational checks to ensure equipment is fit for purpose.
• Reporting any damage or defects as discovered.
• Performing other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Must be able to speak and read English.
• Must have experience moving large loads.
• Knowledge of safety protocols and the procedures used to control heavy equipment.
• Coordination to use all the controls on pieces of equipment.
• Possessing enough strength to operate the controls on heavy equipment.
• Ability to remain stationary in the seat or operating area of the equipment for prolonged periods.
• Problem-solving skills to diagnose issues with equipment.
• Strong oral communication skills to interact with other workers on the jobsite.
• Basic writing skills to accurately complete reports and other paperwork.
• Good noncommercial driver’s license history to indicate a habit of safe driving.
• The employee will regularly and repetitively be required to talk, hear, sit, type, reach and grasp in a typical depot environment.
• This position may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping or crouching.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Skills

• Experience in operating a gas-powered sit down forklift strongly preferred.
• Must have experience operating a diesel powered forklift strongly preferred.
• 2 years experience working with a forklift.
• Container loading experience preferred.

Location

• Ridgefield, NJ

Work Type

• Full-time

Education Level

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Salary/Compensations

• Starting pay at $26/hr.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental/Vision
• Basic Life/Voluntary Life
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• Digital health through Recuro
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k Employer Match and Roth Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

About the Company

• Quality Depot Solutions (QDS™) provides on-shore support for the international transportation of ISO tanks.
• Our facilities provide temporary staging options, and our specialized equipment and convenient locations make QDS a premier partner for shippers moving cargo across North America.
• This job operates in a depot and outside environment. Weather conditions may vary.
• This role routinely uses standard office and computer equipment.

Equal Opportunity

• Quality Carriers, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.