Heavy Equipment Operator

HIVE • Austin, TX

26d

About The Position

Hive is building a machine-agnostic physical AI platform that enables industrial machines to perceive, decide, and act autonomously. The company’s platform is live at multiple customer sites in Europe, with expansion underway in the United States.

As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you will operate and supervise industrial machines remotely from a Hive operations station, including forklifts, wheel loaders, dumpers, and excavators. You will intervene when a machine needs human control and, when required and appropriately qualified, operate equipment manually in the cab during testing, commissioning, and deployment. Your operating experience and feedback will help Hive engineers develop its systems.

The role involves shift work, including nights and weekends, and travel to customer sites when needed. Hive provides full paid training on its systems.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience operating heavy equipment or industrial vehicles, particularly forklifts, wheel loaders, excavators, or similar machinery.
• Hands-on operating experience with more than one type of machine.
• A strong safety record and good judgment under pressure.
• Comfort with computers and screens, and willingness to learn new software.
• Strong situational awareness and ability to remain focused during remote and supervised autonomous operations.
• Ability to work shifts, including nights and weekends, and travel to customer sites when needed.
• A valid driver's licence.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screen, subject to applicable law and company policy.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in quarries, aggregates, mining, construction, ports, recycling, or warehousing and logistics operations.
• Training or supervising other operators.
• Safety training such as OSHA 10 or OSHA 30.
• Experience with remote-controlled machinery, automated equipment, or autonomous industrial systems.

Responsibilities

• Complete pre-operation checks on the machine, cameras, and operating station, and attend briefings about software changes.
• Remotely operate forklifts, wheel loaders, and other industrial machines, and supervise autonomous operations, taking control when human intervention is required.
• Operate equipment manually in the cab during testing, commissioning, and deployment when required and appropriately qualified.
• Follow site safety rules and Hive operating procedures, and stop the machine when in doubt.
• Log issues and provide clear feedback to engineering and operations teams.
• Work with customer site crews and other operators to support safe, reliable, and productive operations.
• Train and qualify on additional machine types as Hive expands its applications.

Benefits

• Full paid training on Hive's systems.
• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to be among the first industrial operators in the United States working with Physical AI and to help shape the future of industrial operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed