Night Shift- Heavy Equipment Operator

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan – 401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth and Career Advancement

401K

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Texas is seeking a Night Shift Heavy Equipment Operator. The role involves operating various heavy machinery, maintaining safety standards, and performing laborer work as needed. Candidates should have at least 4 years of experience and the ability to work well under pressure. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits, including medical and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of Heavy Equipment Operating Experience.
• Ability to work safely under pressure with time constraints.
• Frequent gross body movements required, lifting up to 75 lbs.
• Physical capability for heavy lifting up to 75 lbs.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Flexible schedule including overtime, weekends, nights.

Responsibilities

• Operate multiple types of heavy equipment to meet required grades.
• Perform general housekeeping and light maintenance of equipment.
• Demolition of structures using hydraulic equipment.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, and debris safely and efficiently.
• Maintain equipment and report usage hours daily.
• Assist pipe crew and demolition tasks when required.
• Follow safety standards and project guidelines.
• Work to meet production goals in a high-paced environment.

Skills

Heavy Equipment Operation

Safety Standards Adherence

Good Eye-to-Hand Coordination

Education

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Excavator

Bulldozer

Loader

Backhoe

Job description

Night Shift - Heavy Equipment Operator

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction is hiring experienced equipment operators for the night shift (6:30 pm to 5:00 am, Monday‑Saturday). Join a focused, dedicated team and grow your career with comprehensive training and development.

Hours of Operation

6:30 pm to 5:00 am, Monday‑Saturday.

Benefits

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

Position Description

• 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 for 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 75 lbs), 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.

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.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing, Construction