Trackhoe Operator

About the Role

RLW is seeking experienced Trackhoe Operators to join our team. 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 our work safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality. RLW offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development to grow your career and thrive under the Ralph L. Wadsworth reputation for excellence.

Responsibilities

• Proficiently operate three or more types of heavy equipment such as 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
• Fasten attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge pin hitches
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment
• Move levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks
• Move hand and foot levers to control hydraulic shovel
• Use shovel to dig trenches and holes of specified length, depth and width, remove loosened material and put in piles or transport trucks
• Move levers and depress pedals to maneuver equipment and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to clear right-of-way
• Feel lever and listen for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut
• Drive bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals
• Construct/grade new roadways, base courses, building pads, footing excavation and water ponds and properly slope and grade to specifications
• Load, move, level and grade dirt, rocks, demoed concrete and other materials in a safe and efficient manner in a high paced environment to maintain production goals
• Maintain the initiative to maintain the flow of work under minimal supervision
• Demolish bridges and other structures with excavators and hydraulic hoe rams
• Operate equipment within a Pipe Crew environment such as an excavator or loader
• Perform 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
• Work with GPS installed devices on dozers and motor graders as needed
• 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
• Perform other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Requirements

• 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 75lbs), twisting, standing, balancing, stooping, handling materials, moving around hazardous sites
• Good eye-to-hand coordination required; depth perception required
• Flexible availability to include overtime and possible weekends and nights
• Valid Driver's License

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED preferred

Benefits

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