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Job Title: Heavy Equipment Operator Technician (Excavator)

Location: Roxboro, North Carolina

Pay 30 + per diem (days worked)

Overtime Available!

Job Description

This role focuses on operating excavators on large-scale ash basin closure projects, with an emphasis on high-production excavation and material handling. You will support complex environmental remediation and heavy civil construction activities by safely and efficiently excavating, loading, and moving coal ash, soil, rock, and other materials in active construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate excavators, including long reach (long boom) machines, to excavate, load, and move coal ash, soil, rock, and other materials in support of ash basin closure projects.
• Load off-road haul trucks with ash and other materials for transport and disposal throughout the project site while consistently meeting production targets.
• Perform high-volume, production-driven excavation and earthmoving activities in active construction environments with multiple pieces of heavy equipment.
• Support environmental remediation projects, ash pond closures, landfills, mining operations, dredging projects, and other large-scale earthworks as assigned.
• Execute mass earthmoving operations, including bulk excavation and material handling, while maintaining grade control and precision excavation standards.
• Perform fine grading and earthworks using excavators and related heavy equipment to meet project specifications and quality requirements.
• Operate safely around heavy equipment and active haul routes, maintaining clear communication and situational awareness at all times.
• Work effectively in wet or unstable ground conditions, adjusting excavation techniques to maintain safety and productivity.
• Conduct daily equipment inspections and perform basic preventative maintenance to ensure safe, reliable operation of the excavator and related equipment.
• Follow all safety, quality, and environmental compliance standards while working in high-production, dirt-moving environments.
• Collaborate with site supervisors and crew members to coordinate excavation, hauling, and material placement activities.
• Adapt to changing site conditions and project requirements while maintaining a strong focus on safety, efficiency, and production goals.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience operating excavators in heavy production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to perform high-volume excavation and material handling work safely and efficiently.
• Hands-on experience loading off-road haul trucks with ash, soil, rock, and other materials.
• in ash basin or ash pond closure projects, environmental remediation, heavy civil construction, mining, landfill operations, or similar large-scale earthmoving work.
• Skill in operating long reach (long boom) excavators and track hoes for earthworks and fine grading.
• Experience with coal ash handling and material movement in production-driven settings.
• Ability to maintain grade control and perform precision excavation to meet project specifications.
• Proficiency working safely around multiple pieces of heavy equipment and active haul routes.
• Capability to operate in wet or unstable ground conditions while maintaining safety and productivity.
• Experience conducting equipment inspections and basic preventative maintenance on heavy equipment.
• Comfort working in production-driven, dirt-moving environments with a strong focus on meeting targets.
• Commitment to following safety, quality, and environmental compliance standards on active construction sites.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with mass earthmoving operations, including large-scale excavation and material relocation.
• Experience in landfill, mining, or dredging projects, particularly those involving complex earthworks.
• Hands-on experience in environmental remediation projects involving coal ash or similar materials.
• Exposure to heavy civil construction projects, including earthworks, grading, and site development.
• Familiarity with operating dozers and other heavy equipment in addition to excavators.
• Experience working on active power plant sites or industrial facilities is highly preferred.
• Ability to thrive in long-term projects with consistent, high production expectations.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with operators, drivers, and site supervisors in busy work zones.

Why Work Here?

You will join a team that offers consistent, long-term work with strong job security driven by mandated coal ash cleanup projects. The role provides significant overtime opportunities, with typical workweeks ranging from approximately 60 to 70 hours, allowing you to maximize your earnings while building specialized experience in large-scale environmental and earthmoving projects.

Work Environment

This position is based on active ash basin closure projects at operating power plant sites and similar large-scale earthworks locations. You will work primarily outdoors in a high-production construction environment, using excavators to load off-road haul trucks with coal ash and other materials for transport across the site. The work involves operating heavy equipment around active haul routes and multiple machines, often in varying weather conditions and on wet or unstable ground. The schedule typically includes substantial overtime, with workweeks commonly ranging from 60 to 70 hours. Safety, quality, and environmental compliance are central to daily operations, and you will follow established site procedures, safety protocols, and equipment inspection routines while working in a fast-paced, production-driven setting.

This is a Contract position based out of Houston, TX.

The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $30.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Houston,TX.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 16, 2026.

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Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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