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Heavy Equipment Operator

Cripps Fontaine Excavating
Kalamazoo, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 7/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/23/2026

Job Summary
Join our team as a Heavy Equipment Operator! In this role, you will operate a variety of heavy machinery to facilitate excavation, material handling, and site development. Your mechanical knowledge and construction site experience will be vital in ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality project execution. We value energetic professionals who thrive in active environments and are committed to safety and precision.

Duties

  • Operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers, loaders, backhoes, excavators, scrapers, rollers, and skidsteers.

Experience

  • Proven experience operating heavy construction equipment such as listed above.
  • Construction site experience demonstrating familiarity with various project phases and safety procedures.
  • Mechanical knowledge of heavy equipment maintenance and troubleshooting to minimize downtime.
  • Valid commercial driver’s license (CDL class A) is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of safety standards related to heavy equipment operation in a construction environment.

Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Language:

  • English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $30

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