Craft Technician I/II
Albuquerque, NMJob$43–61K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Craft Technician supports field crews by operating trucks and heavy equipment, delivering materials and equipment, and helping maintain safe, efficient operations. The role works in construction and field environments and requires the successful candidate to live within 30 minutes of the Albuquerque Gas Service Center. The posting describes Level I and Level II positions with different experience and commercial driver’s license requirements.
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Full job description
This position will be open to internal and external applicants and will close on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
The Craft Technician I position pays between $43,040 to $53,800, and the Craft Technician II position pays between $48,720.00 to $60,900.00 and is based on skills, experience and education of the successful candidate.
The successful candidate must live within 30 minutes of the Albuquerque Gas Service Center.
About this Opportunity
Are you a hands-on professional who enjoys working outdoors, operating heavy equipment, and supporting critical field operations? Join our team as a Craft Technician and play a key role in ensuring crews have the equipment, materials, and resources they need to complete projects safely and efficiently. From operating trucks and heavy machinery to managing inventory and material deliveries, you'll help keep operations running smoothly while maintaining a strong commitment to safety.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
This list does not reflect the job duties in their entirety.
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Operate two-ton trucks, backhoes, dump trucks and trailers as needed.
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Pick up and deliver asphalt, concrete, or other discarded materials to and from the worksite.
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Ensure fugitive dust compliancy by controlling dust at stockpiles by watering and delivering discarded asphalt and concrete to the recycling facility.
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Transport and deliver equipment, tools, and material to company crews.
*Level II Craft Technician: Entry Level Duties Plus Additional Responsibilities
Successful Candidate Must Have:
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A high school diploma
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A valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
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Must be able to obtain and maintain all applicable Operator Qualifications (OQs).
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Craft Technician I: 1 year of work experience related to the Duties & Responsibilities of position. Must be able to obtain a New Mexico commercial driver’s license (CDL) within 1 year of hire.
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Craft Technician II: 3 years of work experience related to the Duties & Responsibilities of position. Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
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Preferences: CDL
Working Conditions
Construction/Field environment. May be required to work overtime and/or on standby as needed. May be required to work at various job sites and locations for extended periods. Will be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions (non-weather) extreme hot or cold conditions (non-weather), work near moving mechanical parts. Must wear personal protective equipment (safety glasses, puncture resistance boots, and/or hard hat) while performing field responsibilities. Regularly required to stand, sit, and walk for long periods of time. Manual dexterity is required. Ability to climb and balance, kneel, crawl talk, and listen. Good vision is required (ability to see color, long and close range, peripheral vision, and depth perception). Must lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.
Nearest Major Market: Albuquerque
How this job compares
Set against the 1,112 open Field Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$43–61K/yr
- US median$94–135K/yr272 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $52K, is 56% below the US median midpoint ($118K) — in the lowest quarter of Field Operations salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 10 open Field Operations jobs in New Mexico and 1,112 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Kiewit49 open
- Seek Now41 open
- Clark Construction Group, LLC32 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Field Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 703 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 375 of the 1,112 open Field Operations jobs (34%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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