Excavator Operator

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holiday Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan – 401(k) with company contributions

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth and Career Advancement

Job summary

A construction company specializing in infrastructure projects seeks an experienced Excavator Operator to join their team in Kansas City. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of heavy equipment operating experience, proficiency with multiple types of equipment, and a commitment to safety. Responsibilities include operating heavy machines efficiently, performing maintenance checks, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The role offers competitive pay and various benefits including medical insurance and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of Heavy Equipment Operating Experience with multiple types of equipment.
• Valid Driver’s License is mandatory.
• Ability to lift up to 75lbs and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Operate three or more types of heavy equipment proficiently.
• Construct/grade new roadways and perform general maintenance checks on equipment.
• Ensure safety standards are followed and maintain a high production rate.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Good hand-eye coordination

Education

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Excavators

Bulldozers

Loader

GPS systems

Job description

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Now hiring large excavator operators to join our team. Must be willing to travel; the project is located in Tulsa, OK.

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.

Benefits include:

• Competitive Pay
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan – 401(k), employees will receive a company contribution up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth and Career Advancement

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge pin hitches.
• Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment.
• Moves levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks.
• Moves hand and foot levers to control hydraulic shovel.
• Uses shovel to dig trenches and holes of specified length, depth and width, remove loosened material and put in piles or transport trucks.
• Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver equipment and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to clear right‑of‑way.
• Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut.
• Drives bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals.
• Responsible to construct/grade new roadways, base courses, building pads, footing excavation and water ponds and to properly slope and grade to specifications.
• 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.
• Ability to maintain the initiative to maintain the flow of work under minimal supervision.
• Responsible of demolition of bridges and other structures with excavators and hydraulic hoe rams.
• Responsible to operate equipment within a Pipe Crew environment such as an excavator or loader.
• 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.
• May work with GPS installed devices on dozers and motor graders.
• Learn, follow and promote all safety standards of Ralph L Wadsworth and its projects.
• Work weekend, holiday, and/or overtime work as the project needs require.
• Perform Laborer work as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Requirements

• Have a minimum of 4 years of Heavy Equipment Operating Experience with multiple types of equipment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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, moving around hazardous sites.
• Good Eye to Hand coordination a must. Depth perception required.
• High School diploma/GED preferred.
• Flexible availability to include overtime and possible weekends and nights.
• Must have a 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.

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