These hands-on construction positions are built for hardworking individuals who are ready to hit the road, put in the hours, and be rewarded for their effort. Crew members travel across the country working on important projects while earning a strong hourly wage, averaging 20–25 hours of overtime each week, and receiving a $135 daily per diem. For those looking to build a long-term career, there are excellent opportunities for advancement and growth within the company.
Phillips Power is seeking Skid Steer Operators and CDL A Drivers to join their team in Fort Wayne, IN.
If you have 2+ years of experience operating heavy construction equipment or a valid CDL A license with Hazmat and Tanker endorsement, these are opportunities you need to explore! Both positions require extensive travel and performing general labor duties on job sites.
Why join the Phillips team:
- Excellent pay and extensive overtime: Skid Steer Operators earn up to $150,000/year (paid hourly at $25-$31/hour plus incentives). CDL A Drivers earn up to $160,000/year (paid hourly at $30-$35/hour plus incentive). Most operators and drivers work 60-65 hours per week
- Eligibility for benefits the first of the month following 60 days of employment – Including medical, dental, vision, and company paid life insurance, PTO, paid maternity leave, student debt program and 401K with match after 6 months.
- Company stability – Phillips is a national contractor that is registered to do business in all 50 states, currently has a workforce of approximately 1,200 employees, and owns and operates an extensive fleet of heavy and specialized pieces of equipment. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Phillips maintains regional offices in Florida, Ohio, and Colorado.
- Employee longevity – At Phillips, our greatest resource is our employees, and we are proud to have many second and third generation employees that have chosen to build their careers with Phillips.
- Commitment to safety – Phillips is a People First company, and we hold safety as an imperative above all other objectives. A safe workplace and workforce is the only acceptable way to do business – and the only way to take care of the community, the people, and the environment.
- Advancement – Recognizing that our employees are Phillips’s competitive advantage, we strive to deliver the structure, support, and guidance needed for our employees to excel and support the growth of our company.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Skid Steer Operator:
- Learn and follow safety regulations
- Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects
- Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
- Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met
- Adjust hand wheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms
- Start engines; move throttles, switches, or levers; or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes
- Coordinate machine actions with other activities, position or move loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members
- Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment
- Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability
- Drive and maneuver equipment with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain
CDL A Driver:
- Check transport vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment are in good working order and in accordance with DOT requirements.
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned.
- Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
- Maintain logs of working hours and/or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
- Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
- Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
- Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations.
- Drive trucks with capacities greater than 3 tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, earth moving equipment, general construction and forestry machinery, or other materials.
- Ability to understand and comply with safety considerations as set herein and others required for the position.
About the Company: Phillips Power is a turnkey provider of power infrastructure solutions that connect communities to reliable energy. With an emphasis on integrated project delivery, the company offers comprehensive services spanning transmission, distribution, substations, renewable energy integration, and grid modernization. Phillips Power is committed to executing complex projects with integrity, safety, quality, and production excellence building a more resilient energy future for communities nationwide.
Phillips is a privately owned, woman-owned enterprise delivering critical infrastructure solutions across the water, power, industrial, mining, and environmental markets. With a legacy of over 70 years, Phillips stands as a trusted partner providing integrated solutions that safeguard essential systems, strengthen communities, and build infrastructure that matters.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
