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Blast Hole Drill Operator

Maine Drilling & Blasting Inc
Statesville, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/14/2027

Are you an experienced heavy equipment operator with experience with vertical and/or horizontal earth drilling? Do you have a high mechanical aptitude and the desire to advance within the drilling and blasting industry with a stable, growing, majority employee-owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you!

At MD&B we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. We provide a unique and generous array of benefits including two retirement plans, an Employer-contributed Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and company matched 401(k). In addition to health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits, we also offer training and development opportunities. Come rock your career at MD&B!

DRILL OPERATOR

Safely perform all construction or quarry drilling activity in accordance with the job program to achieve anticipated production.

Responsibilities

  • Follow Safety Policies and Procedures
  • Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment
  • Understand different drill patterns and terminology then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman
  • Maximize the usage of all drill supplies

  • Inventory accessories, understand cost of accessories, maintenance drill accessories

  • Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blasting Supervisor

  • Understand the Field Accounting system and be able to accurately complete and submit timely drill reports, hole sheets, and signed timecards

  • Physical agility
  • Participate in meetings: Foreman's, safety, job specific, daily heads-up
  • Ability to work unsupervised while maintaining efficiency and safe work practices
  • Complete Driller I and Driller II training certifications
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Must have 5 years hydraulic equipment operating experience
  • Valid Driver's License with own reliable transportation, must be a truck.
  • Must have personal cell phone for communications
  • One year experience in the construction industry
  • Experience as a construction laborer
  • Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation
  • Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems, ETC.
  • Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen
  • Must successful complete background screening for ATF

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to perform essential functions of the position
  • Ability to lift 50 - 100 lbs., 30 - 40% of the time
  • Stooping and bending 30 – 40% of the time
  • Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather environments

Skeptical about advancement opportunities? Check out these videos:

  • Dante (CST) talks about what it’s like to work at MD&B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrSWPW4Qbgo
  • Dan (CEO) talks about career advancement opportunities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvloIft9KPY

Does this sound like you? If it does, then go ahead and hit that APPLY button because we cannot wait to meet you!

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