Heavy Equipment Operator​/Driller Trainee; Quarry

Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Quarry)

Job Category
:
Field

Requisition Number
: HEAVY
012363

• Posted:
  July 17, 2026
• Full-Time

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Hourly Rate: $20 - $22 per hour, plus stipend for travel!

In addition to our employer-contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program, we also have a traditional Company matched 401(k), health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

• Perform job-specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor, or Drill Operators.
• Be safety-minded and work well in varying weather environments.
• Travel out of town and work overtime as required.
• Perform daily maintenance activities necessary for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment.
• Adhere to Company Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Learn drill patterns and terminology, then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman.
• Inventory accessories, understand cost, and maintain drill accessories.
• Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blaster/Foreman.
• Use the Field Accounting system and accurately complete and submit timely paperwork: drill reports, hole sheets, and signed timecards.
• Maintain physical agility.
• Coordinate supplies with Blaster.
• Carry all tools and supplies.
• Participate in meetings as needed:
  Foreman's, Safety, Job Specific, and Daily Heads-Up.
• Complete Driller I training within designated period.
• Work unsupervised while maintaining a sense of urgency.
• Other duties as assigned.

Equipment operating experience is helpful (earth moving construction equipment, farm equipment, timber harvesting equipment, etc.).

Valid Driver's License with own transportation.

Experience as a construction laborer.

Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation.

Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems.

Must be able to pass a pre‑employment physical and drug screen.

Must successfully complete a background screening for ATF.

• Perform essential functions of the position.
• Lift 50–100 lbs., 30–40% of the time.
• Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather conditions.
• Stooping and bending 30–40% of the time.
• Maintain physical agility.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60‑1.35(c)

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