Heavy Equipment Operator + Team Lead - 2nd Shift

McGill Environmental Systems of NC, Inc.
Position Description for:
Heavy Equipment Operator + Team Lead - 2nd Shift
Reports to:
Plant Manager
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Make a Real Impact with McGill Environmental Systems

At McGill, our purpose is to rebuild the soils that support life on our planet. We turn biodegradable waste into high-quality compost that helps restore depleted soils and supports a cleaner, greener future. Using advanced composting technology, we handle a wide range of organic materials—safely, reliably, and with purpose. We believe real environmental change should benefit people, the planet, and the economy.

We take pride in our role within the communities we serve, contributing positively to a cleaner, healthier, and sustainable environment.

Driven by our core values of Excellence, Integrity, Accountability and Collaboration, we are committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and strive to create a rewarding, safe, and empowering workplace for all.

When you join McGill, you’re joining a team that values hard work, innovation, and doing what’s right—for our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the Earth. Whether you’re working with machinery, logistics, or sales, your work directly supports a greener, healthier future.

Purpose of the Role:

To safely operate heavy equipment to support the production of high-quality compost, mulch, and soil products derived from biosolids and organic materials. This role ensures efficient material movement, blending, loading, and equipment upkeep, all while maintaining strict environmental and safety compliance standards.

How You Make an Impact:

You take pride in running equipment with care and precision, knowing that every bucket load, windrow turn, or screened batch helps create quality compost, mulch, and soil. You show up focused—ready to move materials safely, spot potential issues early, and keep operations flowing. You pay close attention to how your machine sounds, feels, and performs because you know small details prevent big breakdowns.

You’re eager to learn the right way to blend materials, manage biosolids safely, and adapt to different machines and attachments. Whether you're maintaining your loader, adjusting a screener, or helping a teammate hook up an attachment, you understand your role keeps the site efficient and safe. You’re dependable, take ownership of your tasks, and back up your crew by being someone they can count on.

You’re not just operating heavy equipment—you’re powering the process that transforms waste into something valuable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proficient in heavy equipment skills (excavator, dozer, grader, etc.)
• Ability to run all screening plants proficiently; including operator maintenance and cleaning as required
• Proficient in blending operation including material mixing via heavy equipment, depending on skill level.
• Perform pre-shift inspections and preventative and routine maintenance on loader, such as lubricating, fueling and cleaning.
• Operate heavy equipment in a safe and effective manner, including attending and participating in safety training sessions.
• Performs other tasks assigned by supervisors.

Qualifications:

• 2–3 years of heavy equipment operation in industrial, agricultural, or recycling environments.
• Familiarity with composting processes or environmental material handling.
• Basic understanding of biosolid handling regulations.
• Strong attention to safety and environmental protocols.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Use repetitive motion on legs, arms and neck; (frequently)
• Sit; (frequently)
• Use hands and reach with hands and arms(frequently)
• Climb or balance (frequently)
• Walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear (occasionally)
• Lift and/or move up to 10 to 50 pounds (occasionally)
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance…