Equipment Operator

About the role

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people? Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Ralph L. Wadsworth reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and growth.

Responsibilities

Equipment Operator will be responsible to operate multiple types of heavy equipment that could include bobcat, forklift, loader, trackhoe, backhoe dozer and other equipment (e.g. hydraulic shovel attachment, concave blade attachment) necessary on the job site to assist with moving of materials, digging holes and trenches, transports earth and gravel, and to push trees and rocks. Equipment Operators will also be expect to perform physically laborer work when necessary. Many of these jobs are not full time, the size of the project and organization of the work determining whether a worker spends all his time on one job or is transferred from task to task as the project progresses to completion. Some workers habitually work in one branch of the industry, whereas others transferred from task to task as the project progresses to completion or according to the availability of work or on a seasonal basis. Workers may be designated according to specific work performed.

Operate multiple types of heavy equipment—backhoe, dozer, excavator, loader, motor grader, scrapers, and more—to prepare job sites, grade terrain, and meet project specifications.

Skills

• Skilled in using GPS and manual controls to achieve precise grading and excavation
• Handle attachments, hydraulics, and perform trenching, loading, and material movement efficiently
• Operate equipment for roadways, building pads, ponds, and demolition projects
• Maintain equipment care, perform light maintenance, and ensure safe, damage-free operation
• Work in fast-paced, high-production environments with minimal supervision
• Support pipe crew operations and follow