Heavy Equipment Operator

Kuesel Excavating, Co.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuesel Excavating, Co. is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator in St. Louis to work on mass grading, building pads and utility projects. You will operate excavators, dozers, scrapers, and articulated trucks to move and shape soil efficiently.

Experience with GPS machine control is valued, and the team emphasizes safety, reliability, and a proactive approach to learning new techniques. Local, year-round work with potential for advancement is offered.

Qualifications

• Operating experience on excavators, dozers, scrapers or articulated trucks.
• Comfort running to grade with GPS machine control.
• A safe, steady operator who takes care of the machine.
• A positive attitude and a drive to improve every day.

Responsibilities

• Mass grading, cut and fill and building pads.
• Data center and industrial pads, including generator yard hardstands.
• Site utilities - water mains, sanitary and storm sewer, force mains and fire lines.
• Lime and cement soil stabilization and full-depth reclamation.

Skills

Excavator operator

Dozer operator

Scraper operator

Articulated truck operator

GPS machine control

Tools

GPS machine control

3D model guidance

Job description

Heavy Equipment Operator Careers in St. Louis

Operators with seat time on excavators, dozers, scrapers or articulated trucks who want late-model, well-kept iron and steady local work.

• Mass grading, cut and fill and building pads
• Data center and industrial pads, including generator yard hardstands
• Site utilities - water mains, sanitary and storm sewer, force mains and fire lines
• Lime and cement soil stabilization and full-depth reclamation

Equipment & technology

The tools you'd have.

• GPS machine control running off the same 3D model the job was priced on
• Late-model Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo and John Deere equipment - 300+ pieces
• An in-house shop with mechanics who know your machine

Union partnerships

Union crews.

We are a union contractor with strong partnerships with Operating Engineers, Laborers, and Teamsters. We abide by all union agreements and our crews are trained through union programs.

Why Kuesel

What makes Kuesel different.

• Family-owned in O'Fallon, MO since 1963
• Steady, year-round local work - most crews home nightly
• We strive to promote from within, with clear field and operations career paths

Experience

What we look for.

• Operating experience on excavators, dozers, scrapers or articulated trucks
• Comfort running to grade with GPS machine control, or the willingness to learn it
• A safe, steady operator who takes care of the machine
• A positive attitude and a drive to improve every day