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Osiel Ezquivel Contreras

Kiewit/TIC
Edcouch,United States
1
Language
1
Certification
14
years of professional experience

Dedicated Heavy, medium, and light Equipment Operator with 6+ years experience supporting team members and job

requirements with safe performance. Collaborates closely with site team members to complete work on time and without

incidents.

Work History

Heavy Equipment Operator

9 Months
Kiewit/TIC | 11.2025 - Current

• Operating CAT 335 excavator on Wet utilities for digging trenches. Sloping and benching depending on class soil and building ramps for safe entrance and exiting, load haul trucks with material that was going to be used

• Executed lifting of 120 ft of polley pipe using two excavators for trench installation.

• following the procedures for for backfilling. Adding pea gravel 1 ft over pipe. Add trencher wire and caution tape, would mix general field with water to get it to the right moisture

• operating CAT 950 wheel loader as well for backfilling and moving of dirt or pea grave

• Operated heavy machinery for the excavation and trenching of utility lines.

Lead equipment operator

1 Year 9 Months
Overland contracting | 02.2024 - 11.2025
  • Operated and maintained heavy machinery, ensuring optimal performance and safety standards.
  • Supervised a team of equipment operators, coordinating daily tasks and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Trained new operators on equipment handling and safety protocols, improving compliance and efficiency.
  • Managed daily operations and ensured smooth workflow among team members. would also operate 12k forklift to help production needs. Offloading of modules safely and in a timely manner
  • Locate new areas using site map for offloading of material or modules.

Heavy Equipment Operator

9 Months
Rosedin | 05.2023 - 02.2024
  • Operating CAT 963 track loader for mechanical side on racking side.
  • Inspect machine daily and doing JSA for work being done that day.
  • Safely operate machine for torque tubes remediation.
  • Employed heavy equipment operation best practices resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.

Heavy Equipment Operator

2 Years 3 Months
Overland Contracting | 02.2021 - 05.2023
  • Operating a 12k forklift safely to unload module trucks, torque tube trucks, semi trucks with materials.
  • Would also assist mechanical side in staging modules, clean up and setting torque tubes.
  • Offload material in a safely manner was my main objective and always working safe.
  • Ensure that the company equipment and material was kept clean and stored safely.
  • Followed safety regulations while operating equipment to achieve safe conduct.

Heavy Equipment Operator

9 Months
Moss Solar | 04.2020 - 01.2021
  • Operating excavator, dozer, and skit steer to excavate then backfill on open trenching.
  • Would dig 4ft deep trench for electrical wiring and foundations leading to inverter
  • Clearing and grading of the land where the trencher was going to pass, or we were going to excavated
  • Equipment fueled and ready for immediate use to support scheduling demands.

Equipment Operator

2 Years
HCS Renewable Energy | 03.2018 - 03.2020
  • Equipment operator working in a solar farm operating a 12k forklift and skitsteer.
  • My duties included staging modules on arrays using a bobcat skitsteer or a 12k forklift.
  • Would also assist in clean up crew on cleaning up site or mowing grass using skitsteer.
  • I would use a spotter at all times and I make sure I was looking at the signals he was providing.
  • Operated machinery on job sites to reduce accidents or injury.
  • Used equipment to complete jobs quickly and correctly.

Heavy Equipment Operator

3 Years 7 Months
IMSG | 02.2015 - 09.2018
  • Operating front end loader, dozer, excavator, and skitsteer on large solar farm.
  • Working on the trenching side. My duties included excavating trenches and backfilling.
  • I would also assist in dc pulling of cable. Clean up left over dirt, rock, and debris left on job site with loader.
  • Loaded and offloaded rocks, debris and other materials from heavy equipment. Transported materials around construction sites to work locations.
  • Employed heavy equipment operation best practices resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.

labor/strawboss

2 Years
strike pipeline | 01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Did a little of everything and learned a lot working in the pipeline for 3 years. started from the ground and eventually had a chance to operate heavy machinery
  • Worked in pipe gain on the front line. setting the pipe on skits so it can space and ready to weld
  • Throwing skits for the pipe can be laid on top of them
  • Stringing pipe, would offload of semis and put them on top the skits
  • Would do boaring to put pipe on the ground. would jeep it and paint it
  • Dig pothole for boaring machine using 320 cat excavator and then back fill and compact

Education

High School Diploma

Johnny G Economedes High School | Edinburg, TX | 05.2011

Skills

Heavy equipment operation
Valid Driver's license
Safe equipment operation
Loader operation
Forklift operations
Excavation and backfilling
Decision making
Equipment log
Teamwork and collaboration

Certification

Heavy equipment certification

OSHA 10

OSHA 30

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Heavy Equipment Operator

Kiewit/TIC
11.2025 - CurrentRead More

Lead equipment operator

Overland contracting
02.2024 - 11.2025Read More

Heavy Equipment Operator

Rosedin
05.2023 - 02.2024Read More

Heavy Equipment Operator

Overland Contracting
02.2021 - 05.2023Read More

Heavy Equipment Operator

Moss Solar
04.2020 - 01.2021Read More

Equipment Operator

HCS Renewable Energy
03.2018 - 03.2020Read More

Heavy Equipment Operator

IMSG
02.2015 - 09.2018Read More

labor/strawboss

strike pipeline
01.2013 - 01.2015Read More

Johnny G Economedes High School

High School Diploma
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Osiel Ezquivel Contreras