Grading & Utility Heavy Equipment Operator — $3k Sign-On

Gray & Son, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Gray & Son, Inc. is seeking experienced Heavy Equipment Operators to support grading and utility projects in our fleet. Roles include excavator, loader, backhoe, and grader operators, with opportunities to work on large-scale sites.

Eligible candidates may receive a $3,000 sign-on bonus with a minimum of two years of relevant experience. Responsibilities cover daily maintenance, machine operation, and coordination with crew leaders in Maryland/Baltimore area.

Qualifications

• Experience operating heavy equipment including excavators, loaders, backhoes, and graders.
• Ability to perform daily maintenance checks and basic servicing.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily greasing, morning walk-arounds, and fluid checks with maintenance records.
• Operate machines by adjusting controls for blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing brooms.
• Align and position equipment using stakes, guidelines, and hand signals from crew.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, and materials using trucks, tractors, and related gear.
• Attend foremen/superintendents' morning huddles and toolbox talks.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by Foreman or Superintendent.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Tools

Excavator Operator

Loader Operators

Backhoe Operators

Grader Operators

Job description

Join our Grading and Utility teams as a Heavy Equipment Operator, where your skills will drive the success of large-scale projects!

We are looking for experienced equipment operators for the following roles:

$3,000 sign on bonus if you have at least 2 years of experience!

• Excavator Operator
• Loader Operators
• Backhoe Operators
• Grader Operators

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily equipment greasing, morning “walk arounds” and fluid checks. Complete daily maintenance checklist to ensure your equipment is properly maintained, and to ensure the proper preservation of equipment maintenance records.
• Adjust hand wheels and depress pedals to control attachments such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing brooms. Start engines, move throttles, switches and levers, and depresses pedals to operate machines such as bulldozers, excavators, graders and backhoes.
• Align machines, cutter heads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground, or position equipment following hand signals of other workers. Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, and materials, using trucks, tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, and related equipment. Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, and rocks, and to distribute and level earth or terrain.
• Willingly attend and support Foremen/Superintendents during morning huddles and toolbox talks.
• Other duties as assigned as assigned by your Foreman or Superintendent.