Location:   Kanab, Utah

Hiring Range:  $19.00 per hour to $23.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday, 7 am - 4 pm

Position Summary:  This position at times operates heavy equipment, dump trucks, water trucks, tractors in support of all maintenance activities. This position also performs various general labor activities including building and repairing fencing in support of sanctuary operations.

Culture Statement:  

Treat people around you as our most valuable resource by leading with Kindness and Compassion in all your actions, build trust by demonstrating authenticity and following through on your commitments, encourage self-care and work-life balance through your own example, and work to build strong relationships with your team by creating communication loops to share and receive honest feedback. You are responsible and accountable for the culture of your team.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Treat people around you with Kindness and Compassion, build trust by demonstrating authenticity and following through on your commitments, prioritize your well-being like you do our mission, and work to build strong relationships with your colleagues by participating in communication loops to share and receive honest feedback. You are responsible and accountable for the culture you add to your team dynamic.
• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Digs trenches, removes snow, tears down buildings and other activities requiring heavy equipment.
• Completes assigned work orders in a timely and professional manner while working with others within the group.
• Operates, services, cleans, and cares for tools and equipment.
• Performs a variety of physical labor as assigned.
• Repairs and installs new fencing.
• Maintain a safe workplace, valuing and modeling safe work practices, adhering to organizational safety practices and rules, and communicating about unsafe practices and conditions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience:

• Current CDL driver license (with clean driving record) and medical card required.
• Heavy equipment operating skills and experience preferred but will train qualified candidate.
• Work with a positive outlook, upbeat, flexible, energetic, and take initiative
• Advanced knowledge of methods, tools, equipment, materials, and practices used in heavy equipment operations.  
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions; read and interpret equipment operations manuals; maintain records.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work out of doors in all weather conditions, with wide ranging temperatures
• Work includes heavy lifting (typically up to 80 pounds)
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud
• Prolonged periods of standing; stooping, reaching, crawling, and climbing; manual dexterity, coordination, agility, strength, and stamina