Top 37 Excavator operator Jobs in Chicago Il

Heavy Equipment Operator
Amentum —South Pole, IL
- Full-time
- Background check
- Heavy lifting
- Construction site
Traveling Equipment Operator - Midwest Region
DGI - Menard INC —Chicago, IL
- Construction site
- Mid-level
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- On-the-job training
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Operating Engineer-Solar Project
Pepper Construction —Chicago, IL
- Full-time
- Construction site
- Mid-level
- Forklift
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Military Service - Construction & Heavy Equipment
U.S. Army —Chicago, IL
- Part-time
- Background check
- Construction site
- Mid-level
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
7d
Excavation Installer Underground Sewer
J. Blanton Plumbing —Northbrook, IL
- $80,000 - $120,000 a year
- Full-time
- Construction site
- Mid-level
- Residential
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Concrete Foreman
Kelvin Company LLC —Evanston, IL
- $45 - $52 an hour
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Construction site
- Basic math
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Construction Equipment Diesel Technician
Interstate Companies Inc —Carol Stream, IL
- $35 - $50 an hour
- Overtime
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- Travel
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Diesel Fleet/Shop Mechanic
Lin Mar Towing —Morton Grove, IL
- $30 - $35 an hour
- Full-time
- Heavy lifting
- Mechanic experience
- Customer service
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Heavy Equipment Operator Lead
Amentum —South Pole, IL
- Full-time
- Background check
- Heavy lifting
- Pass drug screening
Tree Service
Treadwell Tree Surgeons —Gary, IN
- $200 - $600 a day
- Part-time
- Mid-level
- Travel
- Outdoor work
- Health insurance
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Crane Operator
Amentum —South Pole, IL
- Full-time
- Background check
- Heavy lifting
- Construction site
Shear Crane Operator - Second Shift
Blue Island Recycling, LLC —Blue Island, IL
- 8 hour shift
- Pass drug screening
- Mid-level
- Reliable transportation
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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2nd Shift Loader Operator, East Hazel Crest, IL
Capstone Logistics LLC —East Hazel Crest, IL
- $22.50 an hour
- Overtime
- ASE Certification
- Mid-level
- CDL
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
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3d
Crane/Heavy Equipment Operator
Rochester Auto LLC —Gary, IN
- $18 - $22 an hour
- Full-time
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
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10d
CDL Bore Operator/Locator (Traveling)
Congruex —Chicago, IL
- $28 - $35 an hour
- Overtime
- Construction site
- Computer literacy
- CDL A
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
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Landscape Hardscape & Softscape Crew Member
Priority Landscape & Maintenance —Gary, IN
- $20 - $25 an hour
- Full-time
- Construction site
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Driver's License
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Operator II Driver/Laborer - Water Department
Village of Alsip —Alsip, IL
- $22.95 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- CDL B
- Background check
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
1d
General Laborer
Total Disposal —Gary, IN
- From $21.25 an hour
- Full-time
- Background check
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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14d
Fleet Operations Foreman
Amentum —South Pole, IL
- Full-time
- Background check
- Heavy lifting
- Pass drug screening
Laborer - CDL A - Rerail
Cranemasters —Schiller Park, IL
- Extended hours
- CDL B
- Clean driving record
- Construction site
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Heavy Equipment Operator

Amentum -
South Pole, IL

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Job Details

Full-time

Qualifications

Outdoor work experience
High school diploma or GED
Driver's License

Full Job Description

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success.

Position Responsibilities

All Heavy Equipment Operators:

Implements and maintains a safe workplace program and ensures that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
Is responsible for the safe and technically proficient operation of heavy and light equipment such as bulldozers, articulating loaders, excavators, graders, backhoes, fork-lifts, trenchers, snow blasters, traverse equipment, tracked agricultural tractors, PistenBully, Mattracks, dump trucks, snow moving and grooming equipment, etc.
Operates heavy equipment as required, including but not limited to the following activities in both dirt and snow: Road grading, ditch cleaning, trench excavation, movement, stockpiling, loading of aggregate/snow, snow plowing, snow removal, loading/unloading of trucks/trailers, material handling, disabled vehicle recovery, road construction and maintenance, airfield construction and maintenance, loading/unloading of shipping containers.
Performs physical activities daily including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of tall vehicles/heavy equipment, crawling as needed, working outdoors in extreme cold, snow shoveling, ice-chipping, walking long distances daily and other forms of manual labor are required.
Performs daily equipment checks to ensure all equipment is properly maintained and in safe operating condition. Notates any repair or maintenance needs on the daily check list and notifies foreman of these items daily. Checks all fluids and immediately notifies the foreman or supervisor of any deficiencies and takes corrective action prior to operation.
Performs daily safety inspection per the manufacturers daily check list and performs minor maintenance as required prior to operation of any equipment.
Tracks equipment hours daily and notifies Fleet Operations, Traverse Shop Foreman, or immediate supervisor any time equipment is within 25 hours of its PM due hours.
Performs general duties as required in support of Fleet Operations and ASC.
Complies with all ASC Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals.
Provides documentation to these divisions as necessary.
Works to achieve ASC goals and contractual commitments.
Read and understand the manufacturers operating manual for each piece of equipment prior to operation.
Accurately records time worked, and equipment hours used daily in Maximo and timecard.
Performs other duties as required.

SPoT Only:

Operates heavy equipment as required, including the following activities: Grading, 9,000lb knuckle boom crane operation, snow removal, traverse and equipment recovery operations, fueling bladders, loading/unloading cargo, perform basic maintenance on sleds and housing modules, runway construction and maintenance, recovery of science equipment including NASA payloads.
Operates on assigned traverse for no less than a 50 day duration to the South Pole and back at least once, (twice if assigned to SPOT 1 and 3).
Lubricates, checks fluids, and performs safety inspection and minor maintenance as required prior to operation of any equipment.
Arranges equipment maintenance according to manufacturer recommendations or as directed by the Vehicle Maintenance Facility and Supervisor, Fleet Operations.

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:

High School diploma or GED
Four years of experience as a heavy equipment operator

Expected Skills and Competencies:

Team player and group dynamics are of the utmost importance.

Preferred:

High school graduate or equivalent.

Class “A” CDL Driver’s License
A clear understanding of grade and drainage.
Rigging certifications.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office.
General knowledge and understanding of project schedules and planning.
Prior cold-climate equipment operations experience.
Snow grooming, moving experience.

Prior experience working in austere environments.
Prior supervisory/leadership experience, and/or project management experience.
Ability to thrive in an equipment and resource limited environment.

Physical and/or Other Requirements:

Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods
Successful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica
Successful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer
Successful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF
Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.
Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.
Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.
Valid Driver’s License issued in the United States
No clearance requirement but the contract and/or the site requires US Citizenship to be approved for access. (includes NACI / T1, MRPT, CAC): Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job.

Boots Required: Yes

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