Heavy Equipment Operator

Overview

Position Title: Heavy Equipment Operator

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Salary Interval: Hourly

Pay Range: N/A

Date Posted: 01/28/2026

Heavy Duty Equipment Operators should have a minimum of three years of experience in the seat of bull dozers & excavators. A Heavy-Duty Equipment Operator will be able to provide rough and finish grades with bulldozers & similar equipment along with excavator experience providing underground trenching for water and sewer installations. Qualified candidates will also have experience in setting and establishing grades using rotating lasers and GPS systems including machine control.

• Operates Excavators, Dozers, & other Grading Equipment to cut/fill grade as they spread and level dirt and gravel to specifications.
• Proficient in operating GPS/UTS machine control systems in dozers & excavators.
• Can read and interpret blueprints and specifications.
• Can shoot grade with rotating lasers and site levels.
• Experience working in Greenfield, Heavy Highway, & Industrial settings Civil Construction projects.
• Experience in a variety of Civil Site Scopes of Work including mass excavation, mass embankment & grading, rough and fine grading, large diameter pipe installation, subsurface utility probing and installation, dressing back of curb, sloping, establishment of drainage, & stockpiling of materials.
• Ability to appropriately excavate at borrow and aggregate loading sites, establish & maintain off-road trucking routes to and from loading site, & load various types of dump trucks with borrow & aggregate.
• Experience working on and performing daily inspections and maintenance on a variety of Excavators, Dozers, Front-End Loaders, Packers, and tools necessary in the assistance of the job.
• Performs pre and post inspections and performs minor maintenance of the equipment.
• Performs assignments as directed or as responsibilities necessitate.
• Be a team player, with a willingness to assist in a variety of roles on the site.
• Performs general labor duties when necessary, involving strenuous manual labor in heavy construction projects.
• Maintains a clean job site; picks up all tools and equipment and secures job site each day to eliminate potential hazards.
• Ensures that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed. Brings problems to the attention of the foreman, safety director or HR manager.

• Communication Proficiency.
• Customer/Client Focus.
• Diversity and Inclusion.
• Results Driven.
• Stress Management/Composure.
• Teamwork Orientation.

• Completion of Job Application
• Medical Clearance
• Drug Screening
• Background Checks
• E-Verify Employment Authorization
• TWIC required for Industrial client sites

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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