Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO)

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

Full job description Highly skilled heavy equipment operators with specific experience operation excavators, off road trucks, and dozers. Competitive wages. Criminal background check, substance testing, and we will need your drivers license as well. Only local applicants will be considered. Pay scale based on position and experience. Prior experience running long reach excavators on steel mats, in soft and muddy conditions. Experience with running bulldozers. GPS dozer experience as well as previous experience running bull dozers.

Job Duties

• 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.

Job Skills and 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.
• Have years of experience running heavy equipment Must be able to grease your equipment everyday as well as fuel yourself with diesel and def.
• Former Experience is the following is helpful: Excavators Forklifts Bulldozers Dump trucks Backhoes Graders Front-end loaders Marsh buggies