Equipment Operator

With over 50 years of delivering complex, high-impact infrastructure and mission-critical projects, we bring the experience, resources, and proven execution needed to complete work safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality. RLW offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training, and employee development to grow your career under the Ralph L. Wadsworth reputation for excellence.

Responsibilities

• 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 to prepare job sites to required grades.
• Fasten attachments to tractors with clevis or wedge pin hitches.
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shafts to tractors to provide power for attachments.
• Move levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks.
• Operate hydraulic shovels to dig trenches and holes of specified dimensions, remove loosened material, and place it in piles or transport trucks.
• Maneuver equipment to clear right-of-way by raising, lowering, and tilting attachments.
• Drive bulldozers in successive passes to raise or lower terrain to specified grades following markings on grade stakes or hand signals.
• Construct and grade new roadways, base courses, building pads, footing excavation, and water ponds to proper slope and grade specifications.
• Load, move, level, and grade dirt, rocks, demolished concrete, and other materials safely and efficiently in a high-paced environment to meet production goals.
• Maintain workflow with minimal supervision.
• Perform demolition of bridges and other structures using excavators and hydraulic hoe rams.
• Operate equipment within a Pipe Crew environment, such as an excavator or loader.
• Conduct general housekeeping, light equipment maintenance, and proper care of equipment without causing damage.
• Perform maintenance checks and report equipment usage/utilization hours daily.
• Operate equipment with GPS-installed devices on dozers and motor graders.
• Learn, follow, and promote all safety standards of Ralph L. Wadsworth and its projects.
• Work weekends, holidays, and/or overtime as project needs require.
• Perform laborer work as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of heavy equipment operating experience with multiple types of equipment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to perform laborer work.
• Ability to work safely under pressure with time constraints in a changing environment.
• Frequent gross body movements including bending, climbing into equipment, lifting (up to 75 lbs), twisting, standing, balancing, stooping, handling materials, and moving around hazardous sites.
• Strong hand-eye coordination and depth perception.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Flexible availability, including overtime, weekends, and nights.
• Valid driver’s license.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holiday pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan (401K) with company contribution up to 5%
• Tuition reimbursement
• Growth and career advancement opportunities