Driller Trainee​/Heavy Equipment Operator — ESOP Oppty

Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Construction)

Job Category: Field

Requisition Number: HEAVY
011777

Posted: May 22, 2026

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: New Haven, VT 05472, USA

About Us: At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners. We are a majority employee‑owned ESOP company with high operational excellence.

Benefits: Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program, Company‑matched 401(k), health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.

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

• Ability to perform job specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor or Drill Operators.
• Individuals must be safety‑mindful and able to work well in varying weather environments.
• Out of town travel and overtime may be required.
• Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment.
• Adhere to Company Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Ability to learn drill patterns and terminology then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman.
• Inventory accessories, understand cost of accessories, maintenance drill accessories.
• Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blaster/Foreman.
• Understand the Field Accounting system and accurately complete and submit timely paperwork: drill reports, hole sheets, and a signed timecard.
• 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.
• Ability to 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 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, desired.
• Must successfully pass ATF screenings.

Ability to perform essential functions of the position.

Ability to 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.

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)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.