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Excavator operator CV: example and template

This example is for operators of excavators, backhoe loaders and other earthmoving machines at construction, road and water and sewer companies, and for people who have finished an operator course.

The site manager wants to know which machines you operate, which licences you have and which works you do on your own. We show you how to describe this.

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Example CV: excavator operator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Zbigniew Kowalewski

Excavator operator

Bialystok +48 123 456 789 zbigniew.kowalewski@example.com

Professional profile

Operator of tracked and wheeled excavators with 11 years of experience on road and utility sites. I dig trenches for water and sewer networks, shape embankments and grade ground, including with a GPS machine control system. I work carefully around existing underground services.

Work experience

Excavator operator

03.2018 - present

Road and bridge construction company, Bialystok

  • Operating tracked excavators up to 30 t and wheeled excavators.
  • Earthworks on national road projects: excavations, embankments, shaping slopes.
  • Working with a 3D GPS machine control system from the design model.
  • Trenches for water and sewer networks around existing services, with care.
  • Daily machine checks and reporting faults to the workshop.

Backhoe loader operator

05.2014 - 02.2018

Earthmoving services company, Lomza

  • Digging foundations for houses and service connections.
  • Loading and moving soil and aggregate.
  • Demolition and site clearance work.

Education

Agricultural vehicle and machinery mechanic operator

2008 - 2011

Vocational school in Lomza

Skills

  • Tracked and wheeled excavators
  • Backhoe loaders
  • Excavations and embankments
  • Shaping slopes and grading
  • 3D GPS machine control
  • Working around underground services

Licences

  • Single-bucket excavator operator licence, class I
  • Backhoe loader operator licence, class III
  • Machine control systems training, 2022

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence categories B and C
  • Ready to work away from home

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How to write an excavator operator CV

Professional summary

Give your machines, licences with classes, years of experience and type of sites. Add GPS systems if you work with them, because more and more road sites require them.

Backhoe loader operator after the course, with a year of experience at an earthmoving company. I dig for service connections and foundations and look after the machine. I want to develop on road sites.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the types of works, machines and conditions: roads, utilities, foundations, work around services. The site manager wants to know whether they can trust you with precise work.

Weaker: Operating an excavator.

Better: Operating tracked excavators up to 30 t on national road projects.

Weaker: Digging trenches.

Better: Trenches for water and sewer networks around existing underground services.

Weaker: Grading.

Better: Shaping slopes and grading with a 3D GPS machine control system.

Skills worth listing

List machines, types of works and systems. Under personal skills, show caution, accuracy and teamwork with the ground crew.

Professional skills

  • Excavators and backhoe loaders
  • Earthworks
  • Grading and shaping
  • GPS systems
  • Daily machine maintenance
  • Reading simple plans

Personal skills

  • Caution
  • Accuracy
  • Working with the crew
  • Responsibility for the machine
  • Working away from home

Licences

List your operator licences with the type of machine and class, for example single-bucket excavators class I. Add a category C driving licence, because it lets you move machines and materials.

Excavator operator CV after the course

Describe the course, the exam and the machines you trained on. Add work on a building site, on a farm or with agricultural machinery.

Say that you want to gain experience on smaller machines. Companies often start new operators on a backhoe loader.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A road company looks for large machines and GPS, a water and sewer company for careful work around services, and an earthmoving company for versatility and your own transport. Move what the job ad is about to the top.

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Questions and answers

What should an excavator operator put on a CV?

Licences with class, machine types, earthworks, type of sites, GPS systems, driving licence and readiness to work away from home.

What licences does an excavator operator need?

In Poland, an earthmoving machine operator licence for the given type and class of machine, obtained after a course and exam.

Can you work as an excavator operator after the course?

Yes. On your CV, describe the course, the machines you trained on and any work with machinery.

Is a GPS system worth putting on a CV?

Yes. GPS machine control is increasingly required on road sites and it is a clear advantage.

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