Jonathan Cervantes
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Dependable Heavy Equipment Operator with experience in supporting team members and job requirements with safe performance. Seeking opportunity to expand skills and contribute to company success. Hardworking, ethical and detail oriented.
I stay on top of demands in fast paced environments. I effectively use slow periods to help keep a well maintained, functioning and safe work area to ensure optimal productivity. Always completing daily assignments, willing to take on new task and easily adapt to new needs and procedures.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
Waste Connections Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
03.2023 - 04.2024
- Routinely inspected machinery before and after use, to minimize breakdowns or potential hazards.
- Standard maintenance for all equipment consisted of cleaning cabins, wheels or tracks, refilling necessary fluids, greasing and lubricating, and blowing out air filters to maintain optimal operating efficiency.
- Safely operate equipment around landfill, while keeping dump zones clean and smooth for customers while processing waste by pushing, spreading and compacting it into the fill zones.
- Load up materials needed onto off road trucks, for transportation to needed work areas within the job site.
Excavator Operator
Landmarc Environmental SystemsLLC
Chicago , Illinois
08.2025 - Current
- Operated excavators to perform earthmoving tasks efficiently and accurately.
- Followed safety protocols to ensure a secure work environment for all team members.
- Conducted routine maintenance checks on equipment to maintain operational readiness.
- Monitored pipeline locations to oversee excavations and line crossings.
- Utilized pressure gauges and leak detectors to inspect pipelines for leaks.
- Preserved integrity of pipelines by digging trenches for new installation or repairing existing lines.
- Assisted in locating underground utilities before starting excavation work.
- Utilized laser transits, tape measures and other surveying instruments to accurately measure depths of cuts.
- Installed pipe systems according to specifications and blueprints.
- Backfilled excavated locations after completion of work to protect piping and prepare for final grading.
- Assisted pipefitters in installing and repairing piping systems.
- Supported team by measuring and cutting pipes as needed.
- Ensured proper alignment and grade of pipes during installation
- Repairing or installing of the new addition of pipe by cutting and removing old or damaged pipe and installing new pipe by heat welding pipe together or using flanges and bolting up seams together
Heavy Equipment Operator
Vilhauer Enterprises
Plano, TX
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Operated equipment with care and safety while completing daily tasks such as hauling and dumping materials, loading trucks and spreading or stripping materials.
- Able to read grade points, and cut or fill as needed to reach desired grade.
- Excavated and moved ground material as needed to build commercial or residential building pads, parking lots and ponds while using various dirt processing methods to condition soil to needed standards.
Construction Miner
Southland Holdings
Grapevine, TX
03.2019 - 01.2021
- Inspected railroad equipment to ensure proper functionality for safe transportation.
- Prevented cave-ins by installing casings and positioning jacks, timbers, or roof supports.
- Determined air quality before entering and leaving tunnels at sites for hazardous gases.
- Positioned box carts under boom conveyors for loading and excavating materials using winches.
- Initiated and monitored slush pump operations to ensure drilling fluid’s circulation and consistency and documented data
- Daily inspection of equipment and rigging supplies to check for damage to replace if needed to prevent premature failure.
Education
High School Diploma -
O.D Wyatt
Fort Worth, TX11-2018
Skills
- Machinery inspection and maintenance
- Parts lubrication and repair
- Safe Equipment Operation
- Excavation and Construction experience
- Landfill experience
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Effective communication skills
- Trench excavation
- Dozer operation
- Excavator operation
Timeline
Excavator Operator
Landmarc Environmental SystemsLLC
08.2025 - Current
Heavy Equipment Operator
Waste Connections Inc.
03.2023 - 04.2024
Heavy Equipment Operator
Vilhauer Enterprises
01.2021 - 01.2023
Construction Miner
Southland Holdings
03.2019 - 01.2021
High School Diploma -
O.D Wyatt