Equipment Operator

Sterling Construction Company, Inc.; Beaver (UT); On-site; USD 2,755,000 - 3,857,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holiday Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K with company contribution up to 5

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth and Career Advancement

Job summary

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. is seeking an experienced Equipment Operator to join our Beaver, UT team. You will operate multiple heavy equipment types, perform site prep, grading, and material handling to support road and infrastructure projects.

The role requires at least 5 years of heavy equipment experience, a valid driver's license, and a readiness to work overtime as project needs dictate. Join a team committed to safety, quality, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years heavy equipment operating experience.
• Willing to do laborer work.
• Ability to work safely under pressure with time constraints.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment (e.g., backhoe, excavator, dozer, loader) to prepare and grade sites.
• Attach and adjust implements, monitor gauges, and follow grade markings to meet specs.
• Load, move, and grade dirt, rocks, and debris in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance checks and report issues to supervisors.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Education

High School diploma/GED

Job description

Sterling Construction Company, Inc.

Location: Beaver, UT

Pay Range: N/A

Salary Interval: Hourly

With over 50 years of delivering complex, high-impact infrastructure and mission critical projects, we bring the experience, resources, and proven execution needed to complete our work safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality.

RLW offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development to grow your career and thrive under the Ralph L. Wadsworth reputation for excellence. We offer amazing benefits and supply you with the tools needed to maximize your growth and potential.

Benefits include:

1. Competitive Pay
2. Paid Time Off (PTO)
3. Holiday Pay
4. Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
5. Retirement Plan - 401K, employees will receive a company contribution up to 5%
6. Tuition Reimbursement
7. Growth and Career Advancement

Position Description

Equipment Operators responsibilities and abilities include but are not limited to the list below. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Ability to proficiently operate three or more types of heavy equipment such as a backhoe, trackhoe, scrapers, dozer, excavator, loader, rock trucks, compactors, articulated trucks, crushers, and/or motor graders with or without GPS in a manner to prepare the job site to meet the required grades.
2. Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge pin hitches.
3. Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment.
4. Moves levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks.
5. Moves hand and foot levers to control hydraulic shovel.
6. Uses shovel to dig trenches and holes of specified length, depth and width, remove loosened material and put in piles or transport trucks.
7. Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver equipment and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to clear right-of-way.
8. Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut.
9. Drives bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals.
10. Responsible to construct/grade new roadways, base courses, building pads, footing excavation and water ponds and to properly slope and grade to specifications.
11. Responsible to load, move, level and grade dirt, rocks, demoed concrete and other materials in a safe and efficient manner all in a high paced environment to maintain production goals.
12. Ability to maintain the initiative to maintain the flow of work under minimal supervision.
13. Responsible of demolition of bridges and other structures with excavators and hydraulic hoe rams.
14. Responsible to operate equipment within a Pipe Crew environment such as an excavator or loader.
15. Responsible for general housekeeping, light maintenance of equipment, proper care of equipment, operating the equipment without damaging it along with maintenance checks of equipment including reporting usage/utilization hours on a daily basis.
16. May work with GPS installed devices on dozers and motor graders.
17. Learn, follow and promote all safety standards of Ralph L Wadsworth and its projects.
18. Work weekend, holiday, and/or overtime work as the project needs require.
19. Perform Laborer work as required
20. Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Position Requirements

1. Have a minimum of 5 years of Heavy Equipment Operating Experience with multiple types of equipment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Willing to do laborer work
3. Ability to work safely under pressure with time constraints in a changing environment.
4. Frequent gross body movements such as bending, climbing into equipment, lifting (up to 75lbs), twisting, standing, balancing, stooping, handling materials, moving around hazardous sites.
5. Good Eye to Hand coordination a must. Depth perception required.
6. High School diploma/GED preferred.
7. Flexible availability to include overtime and possible weekends and nights.
8. Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer: We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, military status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. #LI-KM1

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