Colton Padilla
Amarillo
Summary
Hardworking professional known for observing all safety protocols and procedures during shift. Committed to daily inspections of equipment and vehicles. Meets and exceeds productivity standards and quickly adapts to changes in work environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
Remediation service inc
Borger
12.2025 - Current
- 40 hour hazwopper certified.
- Basic slope and grade work for installation of tank dikes and pads.
- Surveying project sites for elevation, slope and grade to determine potential water runoff.
- Pipe fitter. Basic skills cleaning and doping threads. Tightening to specifications listed by Phipps 66.
- Leveling all sides of schedule 80 pipe, HDPE pipe for drainage.
- Hydrovacing for placement of HDPE pipe for water filtration unit.
- Used hydrovac for sump clean up and removal of dirty water from frak tanks.
- Hydrotested newly installed lines with hydrovac.
- Job site walk through and safety analysis with oversight.
- JSA/JHA
- House keeping to keep job site cleaned and free of any unnecessary risk associated with clutter.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Union County roads department
Clayton
08.2020 - 12.2025
- Used front end loader to load rock into rock crusher. Crush material for road base and other projects.
- Got certified through CAT to operate excavators. Trained on simulator 40 hour course.
- Also got certified through CAT to operate bulldozers. Trained in person on location 40 hour course.
- OSHA 10 course taken several times with refresher course as needed.
- Defensive driving course obtained and passed.
- Operated CAT motor grader. To build and maintain road ways. Hauled in material to fix potholes and wash outs.
- Operated vibratory steel wheel roller. Used for compacting new roadway surfaces.
- Fought grass fires with motor graders as needed.
- Removed snow from roads for emergency vehicles to respawned to incidents.
- Plan and mapped new project sites and locations.
- Serviced all equipment by hand in house. Detailed every step. Sent oil samples off to CAT for testing. Greased equipment once daily.
- Replaced worn out tires or flats as needed. Made repairs to tires if possible.
- Operated rock crusher. Producing material for road projects.
- Replaced belts, pulleys, bearings on Crusher as needed. In charge of assembling and disassembling for transportation.
Street Maintenance Worker
Town of Clayton
Clayton
03.2018 - 08.2020
- Cleared debris and snow from roadways to ensure safe driving conditions.
- Cleaned and maintained streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and storm drains.
- Applied asphalt patching material to repair potholes in roads.
- Installed traffic signs, signals, and guardrails as needed.
- Erected signs and cones to divert traffic in active work areas.
- Operated trash truck picking up trash around town.
- Ran loader with zipper attachment to preform road way maintenance.
- Used water truck to keep dust down and work material when too dry.
- Repaired and updated trash cans. New hooks, lids and bottom shells to prevent leaks.
- Trimmed trees in road ways to prevent accidents. Also down allies to minimize damage to trash truck.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Harding County Road Department
Mosquero
08.2016 - 03.2018
- Operated front end loaders to load bellydumps and dump trucks.
- Used bulldozers to stockpile material for road projects. Such as caliche, dirt and sand.
- Used bellydumps to transport materials from the pit to the job site. Building up and maintaining roadways.
- Dump trucks were used for tighter harder to reach areas to fill in pit holes and wash outs.
- Operated an excavator for stock piling caliche and loading bellydumps.
- Conducted daily equipment inspections for safety compliance.
- Maintained equipment by performing routine servicing and repairs.
- Always kept equipment greased and clean on a daily basis.
- Transported equipment from job site to job site with low boy trailers. Chaining and flagging equipment going down the highway.
Education
Mosquero Municipal Schools
Mosquero, New MexicoSkills
- Site surveying
- Grade work
- Pipe fitting
- Hydrotesting
- Vehicle inspection
- Equipment operation
- Safety compliance
- Project planning
- Equipment maintenance
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Team collaboration
- Adaptability
- Trench work
- Following directions
- Soil compaction methods
- Hydro excavation
- Class A CDL
- Activity logging
- Pre-operational equipment inspections
- Roadway grading
- Bulldozer maneuvering
- First aid training
- Water truck operation
Volunteer work
- Became a fire fighter in my home town to serve and protect the community.
- CPR and first aid training.
- Site awareness and safety training
- Defensive driving course passed. To drive fire trucks and or ambulances.
- Community involvement through fundraisers. To fire work displays and 4th of July parades.
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Operator
Remediation service inc
12.2025 - Current
Heavy Equipment Operator
Union County roads department
08.2020 - 12.2025
Street Maintenance Worker
Town of Clayton
03.2018 - 08.2020
Heavy Equipment Operator
Harding County Road Department
08.2016 - 03.2018
Mosquero Municipal Schools