Excavation & Grading Heavy Equipment Operator (OT)

Sterling Construction Company, Inc.; Beaver (UT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. is seeking an Equipment Operator to proficiently operate three or more heavy equipment types and support road/grading projects in Utah. The role requires handling attachments, hydraulic systems, and GPS-enabled machinery to meet project specifications.

Responsibilities include digging, grading, and moving materials safely in a fast-paced setting, with potential overtime and weekend work. A valid driver’s license and adaptability to laborer tasks are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of heavy equipment operating experience with multiple types of equipment.
• Willing to do laborer work.
• Ability to work safely under pressure with time constraints in a changing environment.
• Frequent gross body movements such as bending, climbing into equipment, lifting up to 75lbs, twisting, standing, balancing, stooping, handling materials.
• Good eye to hand coordination; depth perception required.
• Flexible availability to include overtime and possible weekends and nights.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment such as backhoes, trackhoes, scrapers, dozers, excavators, loaders, rock trucks, compactors, articulated trucks, crushers, and/or motor graders with or without GPS to prepare the job site to meet required grades.
• Fasten attachments to tractors with clevis or wedge pin hitches and connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff to provide power to attachments.
• Move levers to control tool bars, carriers, disks, and hydraulic shovels; use shovels to dig trenches and holes; transport material to piles or trucks.
• Maneuver equipment to clear right-of-way; monitor engine indicators to estimate depth of cut.
• Construct/grade roadways, base courses, building pads, footing excavations, and water ponds to specification; load, move, level, and grade dirt, rocks, and concrete safely in a high-paced environment.
• Demolish bridges and structures with excavators; work within a pipe crew environment with excavators or loaders.
• Perform general housekeeping, equipment maintenance checks, and report usage hours daily.
• May work with GPS-equipped devices on dozers and graders; adhere to safety standards of Ralph L. Wadsworth and its projects.
• Work weekend, holiday, and/or overtime as project needs require; perform laborer duties as required.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Education

High School diploma/GED preferred

Job description

Sterling Construction Company, Inc. is seeking an Equipment Operator to proficiently operate three or more heavy equipment types and support road/grading projects in Utah. The role requires handling attachments, hydraulic systems, and GPS-enabled machinery to meet project specifications.

Responsibilities include digging, grading, and moving materials safely in a fast-paced setting, with potential overtime and weekend work. A valid driver’s license and adaptability to laborer tasks are essential.