Heavy Equipment Operator (Independence Excavating)

Independence Excavating, Inc.; Benton (AR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Excavating, Inc. is seeking an experienced Heavy Equipment Operator to join our team in Arkansas. The role involves operating heavy machinery, performing safety checks, and coordinating with supervisors on maintenance needs.

Qualified candidates typically have 3–5 years of hands-on equipment operation experience, GPS knowledge, and the ability to pass a drug screen. Union membership status or willingness to join is preferred.

Qualifications

• GPS experience required.
• Must be able to pass a drug screen.
• Current Union Member status or willingness to join the International Union of Operating Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Performing daily safety maintenance and checks.
• Ensuring heavy equipment is safely and securely stored.
• Informing and advising management for maintenance or major repairs on equipment.
• Responding to signals and directions by staff and work in coordination with them.

Skills

GPS experience

Drug screening

Union status knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Heavy Equipment Operator

Independence Excavating is looking for an experienced and ambitious Heavy Equipment Operators to join our team!

Heavy Equipment Operator

Independence Excavating is looking for an experienced and ambitious Heavy Equipment Operators to join our team!

Who is IX?

From breaking ground to the finished project, our team has been laying the groundwork for excellence on heavy civil construction and demolition projects for over 70 years. We combine innovations of industry with decades of successfully completed projects, proving we are a value-added partner from the ground up! Over six decades, Independence Excavating has established a team of construction professionals that sets us apart from other contractors. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.indexc.com/

What do we believe in?

People

Provide a safe, family-oriented environment. Commitment to integrity. Protect our most valuable assets.

Performance

Always deliver the highest quality. Find solutions. Provide value to our partners.

Community

Positively impact the communities we serve. Give back. Leave the world a better place than we found it.

A Typical Day Looks Like

• Performing daily safety maintenance and checks


• Ensuring heavy equipment is safely and securely stored


• Informing and advising management for maintenance or major repairs on equipment


• Responding to signals and directions by staff and work in coordination with them

Do you have what it takes?

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required


• 3-5 years’ experience running heavy equipment


• GPS experience


• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies and the public


• Must be able to perform a try‑out running the equipment during the interview process


• Must be able to pass a drug screen


• Position functions in the field (100%), in all types of weather conditions


• Current Union Member in good status with the International Union of Operating Engineers, or a willingness to become a member

Independence Excavating, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value workplace diversity and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.