Heavy Equipment Operator - Excavator/Dozer (Night Shift
Listed on 2026-08-04
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Construction Labor & Trades, Heavy Equipment Operator -
Construction
Construction Labor & Trades, Heavy Equipment Operator
Heavy Equipment Operator – Excavator/Dozer (Night Shift)
Job Location s
US-AL-Calera
OverviewLevel Up Your Career on the Night Shift!
Saiia Construction, a Mas Tec company, is looking for skilled Heavy Equipment Operators (Excavator & Dozer) for our premier quarry operations in Calera, AL. Shift runs 4:45 PM - 3:00 AM
. Have MSHA certification? Great. Don't have it yet? We'll train and certify you on us! Bring your skills to a top-tier crew. Apply today and build what's next.
Founded by Sam Saiia as Birmingham Excavating Co. in 1946, the company now known as Saiia Construction is an industrial heavy civil contractor of choice for the power generation, mineral and aggregate mining, and pulp and paper markets. With more than 630 pieces of construction machinery in our fleet, over 500 employees, and experience working in 11 states, we have the resources and knowledge to complete projects of any scale.
As a Mas Tec Company, we are poised for continued growth and an exciting future!
Saiia Construction is part of the Mas Tec Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) business segment. The CE&I segment generates over $4.5 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across our renewables, industrial, infrastructure, and general building operating groups. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do.
Mas Tec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments. Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News-Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #16 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #13 Transportation Contractor).
ResponsibilitiesOperates excavator, which digs holes and trenches and removes and transports earth, gravel, and dumps soil, sand, ore, rock. Gravel, and industrial byproducts, and other such materials in stockpiles or transport trucks. Starts engine, moves hand and foot levers to control hydraulic shovel or other attachments. Uses bucket to dig trenches and holes of specified length, depth, and width, remove loosened material and put in piles or transport trucks.
May need to understand and utilize GPS grade technology on this type of machine.
- Operates bulldozer or grader which is used to gouge out, level, and distribute soil, sand, ore, rock, gravel, industrial byproducts, and other such materials. Also used to push or clear trees and rocks which is preparatory to diverse types of constructing projects. On occasion fastens attachments to bulldozer or grader with clevis or wedge-pin hitches. Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver bulldozer or grader and raise, lower, and tilt the blade and diverse types of attachments to clear right of way.
Feels levers and listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut. Operates bulldozer or grader in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified or designed grade or elevation. May need to understand and utilize GPS grade technology on this type of machine.
- Knowledge of EPA, OSHA, MSHA and other related state and federal regulations.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to use email, smart phone, tablet, or computer to manage company information and documents.
- Ability to draft routine reports and correspondence.
- Must be able to maintain acceptable attendance standards per employee handbook.
- Approach and complete work in a meticulous, thorough, and timely manner.
- Lift/Carry 0-10 lbs.: Occasionally
- Lift/Carry 10-50 lbs.: Occasionally
- Reach Above: Occasionally
- Bend/Stoop: Occasionally
- Use Hands for Manipulations: Continuously
- Vision Abilities:
Close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. - Hearing Abilities:
Must be able to hear equipment and facility signals, horns and alarms; radio, and phone communications.
Financial Wellbeing
- Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase
- 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
- Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
- Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
- Emergency Travel Assistance Program
- Group legal plan
Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility:
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