Heavy Equipment Operator: Excavators & Dozers, Local

RIGID CONSTRUCTORS, LLC; Maurice (LA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

RIGID CONSTRUCTORS, LLC is seeking highly skilled heavy equipment operators in Maurice, LA. The role requires operating excavators, bulldozers, and off-road trucks, with emphasis on long reach excavators on steel mats, and performance in soft or muddy conditions.

Responsibilities include site grading, digging, and maintaining equipment, plus interpreting blueprints and ensuring safety at all times. Local candidates with transportation and flexible hours are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to run a long reach excavator on top of steel mats to relay dirt to the excavator that will be loading trucks.
• Must have prior experience working heavy equipment on soft, muddy conditions.
• Must have experience with excavators and dozers in soft grounds.
• Must have your own transportation to work.
• Long hours during the week as well as working weekends.
• Technical knowledge of how to properly use equipment needed for the job.
• Expert knowledge of the types of materials being moved, dug, loaded, or unloaded.
• Excellent communication skills with close attention to detail.
• Knowledge of how to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, designs.
• Understanding of how to conduct pre-operational checks on equipment and how to maintain it.
• Understanding of all safety requirements for the job site.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment to move, load, and grade earth.
• Operate heavy equipment to assist in the jobsite with whatever is needed.
• Excavate dirt and other materials from open-pit mines, strip mines, quarries, or muddy construction pits.
• Read and interpret blueprints or designs to understand the requirements of the job.
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment and clean, lubricate and refuel equipment.
• Grease your own equipment as well as fueling up with diesel and def before the end of your shift.
• Operate heavy equipment on soft grounds and or muddy conditions.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Long reach excavator on steel mats

Operate on muddy/soft ground

Dozer operation

Blueprint reading

Pre-operational checks

Equipment maintenance

Diesel and DEF fueling

Safety compliance

Excellent communication

Reliable transportation

Job description

RIGID CONSTRUCTORS, LLC is seeking highly skilled heavy equipment operators in Maurice, LA. The role requires operating excavators, bulldozers, and off-road trucks, with emphasis on long reach excavators on steel mats, and performance in soft or muddy conditions.

Responsibilities include site grading, digging, and maintaining equipment, plus interpreting blueprints and ensuring safety at all times. Local candidates with transportation and flexible hours are preferred.