Data Center Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs in New York
Equipment operators move earth and material on campuses that can span hundreds of acres of active construction.
8 open roles in New York
2 hiring companies · 2 active cities · 6 roles with pay listed
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Entry or apprentice: 0 · Experienced or lead: 0 · Not specified: 8
Pay shown in current listings
- $18–$35 / hr (5 listings)
- $43,100–$70,600 / yr (1 listing)
Current job details
- Litho Equipment Technician (B Shift Nights) $5,000 Sign On
- Manufacturing Equipment Technician Dry Etch
- Equipment Technician Supporting MVF
- AMHS Equipment technician
- Equipment Technician Subfab Support
- Thin Films Equipment Technician Front End Nights
- Thin Films Equipment Technician Back End Nights
- Equipment Maintenance Technician (C-Shift Days)
Heavy Equipment Operator work on data center projects in New York
Before any steel goes up, data center campuses require massive sitework: clearing and grading hundreds of acres, cutting building pads, trenching for duct banks and utilities, and building the roads that keep a multi-year project moving. Heavy equipment operators run dozers, excavators, scrapers, loaders, and compactors through every phase — and on campuses with rolling construction, sitework for the next building often starts while the last one is still being fitted out.
GPS or machine-control experience (such as Trimble or Topcon) and finish-grading skills are relevant because data hall pads and duct-bank grades run to tight tolerances. Utility trenching around energized duct banks also rewards operators who dig cleanly and follow spotter protocols.
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