Heavy Equipment Operator

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction; Spur (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holiday Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan - 401K, company 5%

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth and Career Advancement

Job summary

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction is seeking an experienced Equipment Operator to handle diverse heavy machinery on civil road and site projects.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, operate backhoes, bulldozers, loaders, and more to prepare and grade job sites, following safety rules and project specs. We offer competitive pay, PTO, holiday pay, health benefits, a 401K with company contributions, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of heavy equipment operating experience with multiple types.
• Willing to perform laborer work and labor tasks.
• Ability to work safely under pressure and meet time constraints.
• Frequent physical activity including lifting up to 75 lbs.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Flexible with overtime, weekends, and nights.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Operate multiple heavy equipment types to prepare job sites.
• Attach implements and connect hydraulic hoses for operation.
• Dig trenches and holes to specified dimensions and load material.
• Maneuver equipment to meet grade and safety standards.
• Load, move, and grade dirt and materials safely to maintain production.
• Perform equipment maintenance and daily checks.
• Support pipe crew operations as needed.
• Adhere to Ralph L. Wadsworth safety standards; occasional overtime.

Skills

Heavy Equipment Operation

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Driver's License

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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

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

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

• 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.

Position 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.
• 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.