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Heavy Equipment Operator Careers in St. Louis
Operators with seat time on excavators, dozers, scrapers or articulated trucks who want late-model, well-kept iron and steady local work.
The work
What you'd work on.
- Mass grading, cut and fill and building pads
- Data center and industrial pads, including generator yard hardstands
- Site utilities — water mains, sanitary and storm sewer, force mains and fire lines
- Lime and cement soil stabilization and full-depth reclamation
Equipment & technology
The tools you'd have.
- GPS machine control running off the same 3D model the job was priced on
- Late-model Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo and John Deere equipment — 300+ pieces
- An in-house shop with mechanics who know your machine
Union partnerships
Union crews.
We are a union contractor with strong partnerships with Operating Engineers, Laborers, and Teamsters. We abide by all union agreements and our crews are trained through union programs.
Why Kuesel
What makes Kuesel different.
- Family-owned in O'Fallon, MO since 1963
- Steady, year-round local work — most crews home nightly
- We strive to promote from within, with clear field and operations career paths
Experience
What we look for.
- Operating experience on excavators, dozers, scrapers or articulated trucks
- Comfort running to grade with GPS machine control, or the willingness to learn it
- A safe, steady operator who takes care of the machine
- A positive attitude and a drive to improve every day
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