Heavy Equipment Operator

Turner Mining Group • Ely, NV

14d • Onsite

About The Position

Heavy Equipment Operator Turner Mining Group exists to make life better for the mining industry—safer sites, stronger production, and partners who can count on us. As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you turn mine plans into moved earth: overburden stripped on schedule, ore and aggregates loaded cleanly, and pits, quarries, and reclamation areas left safer than you found them. This is hands-on work that decides whether a client’s day runs or stalls. We hire operators who treat production, people, and the ground with the same care.

Requirements

• Proven seat time operating excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, or haul trucks in mining, quarry, aggregates, or heavy earthwork—not just a license on paper.
• Ability to read grade stakes, basic mine maps, and supervisor instructions and translate them into accurate cuts, fills, and load placement.
• Habit of thorough pre-use inspections and clear defect reporting that keeps equipment in service.
• Working knowledge of pit traffic, spotting, berms, and exclusion zones, with a record of safe operation around people and blasts.
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain required MSHA or site certifications; willingness to work the production schedule the project demands.
• Clear radio communication and the discipline to log production, delays, and ground conditions at the end of every shift.

Responsibilities

• Run assigned excavators, loaders, dozers, and haul units to hit daily load, haul, and excavation targets without sacrificing grade, slope, or dig quality.
• Complete pre-shift inspections and report defects before they stop a machine, keeping your fleet available for the shift plan.
• Place material to survey and supervisor marks so crushing, screening, and downstream crews receive the right rock, in the right place, on time.
• Work inside blast, traffic, and exclusion controls so every shift ends with zero recordable incidents and no uncontrolled spills or ground failures on your pattern.
• Cut idle time and rework by coordinating with the foreman, drill and blast, and haul fleet so trucks cycle and faces stay productive.
• Finish shift notes on quantities, delays, and ground conditions so mine planning can adjust the next day’s dig without guessing.
• Support reclamation and specialty earthworks by shaping slopes, drainage, and final grade to the approved plan.

What This Job Offers

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