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Global Underground
Excavator Operator
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What they do
An Operating Engineer or Heavy Equipment Operator drives and operates heavy equipment used in quarries, construction sites, landfills, refuse and recycling centers, or ports. Heavy Equipment may include, but is not limited to, bulldozers, excavators, paving equipment and pile drivers.
$57,528 / year median in Colorado
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Global Underground Corporation is a skill-focused General Contractor, powering communities by installing essential dry and wet utilities. We specialize in Horizontal Directional Drilling, Auger Boring, TBM, GBM, Micro Tunnel, Conventional Excavation, Pipe-Bursting, Slip Lining, Hydro Excavation, Pipe Fusion and other services. We are a hands-on company, creating a "big family" while focusing on small company values. Please visit our website for more information: www.globalug.com Our wages for this position range from $34 to $45 per hour. Along with competitive wages we offer benefits from 100% paid employee health care, paid holidays, vacation time, sick time, 401k matching, and much more. The greatest advantage to working with our company is our hands-on training programs, and the opportunity to cross-train. Because we have multiple divisions in our company you will have the opportunity to learn other skills, by transferring to other divisions to learn those related skills.