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We are committed to providing our customers with
exceptional service while offering our employees a working environment in which they can excel.
About
20+
Years Of
Experience
About Us
We are Energetic Company
We are committed to providing our customers with super exceptional service while offering our employees the best training and a working environment in which they can excel best of all place for more than a half century. This company focus has been in place for more than a half century.
Our Services
Site Development
Site development refers to the preliminary work of preparing a site to construct a commercial building or facility. This includes land clearing, soil testing, surveying the area, planning utility routes, building access roads, excavating, grading, and more. The goal is to transform raw land into a pad-ready site with all the necessary access, infrastructure, and groundwork for the builder to begin actual construction.
Earthwork & Grading
Earthwork involves moving, grading, and managing soil to prepare a site for construction projects.
Dumpsite Logistics
Trucking Services provide reliable transportation and delivery of goods across various locations. We run a number of different dumpsites across Northeast, OH.
Why Choose Chieftain
Our People
As with all successful companies, it's the people that help to create a positive atmosphere. At Chieftain, we are no different. The combined skill and commitment of our labor force has been the driving force in our success .
Quality
Our standards are high. We are continually moving our company forward by finding better and more efficient methods of getting the job done. Through this approach, Chieftain Trucking & Excavating has become synonymous with the highest quality in construction.
Technology
Using top of the line GPS systems in our equipment paired with cutting edge software, we at Chieftain pride ourselves on staying on top of the latest technologies in the construction industry.
Relationship
It's old fashioned now, but we do what we say we're going to do. Plain and simple. Just read what some of our working partners had to say about us, most of which have had multiple projects with Chieftain.
Testimonials / Reviews
Great company to work with and work for. They say what they mean and mean what they say their word and work is always 110%.
J Allen Contracting LLC
Career Opportunities
Steady work, modern equipment, and a crew that treats you like family. Here’s who we’re looking for right now.
Storm, sanitary, waterline, and fireline installation on job sites across Northeast Ohio. Real underground work with a crew that knows what it's doing.
Chieftain has been laying pipe in this region for 30+ years. Family-owned, about 50 people, and we promote from inside. Most of our foremen started right where this posting is.
What the job is
- Working alongside experienced pipe crews laying storm, sanitary, and water main
- Grade work, bedding, and backfill in the trench
- General site labor on earthwork, demo, and utility jobs
What we need from you
- Laborers Local 860 member in good standing, or able to obtain membership
- Physically ready for outdoor work in Ohio weather, all four seasons
- Pipe experience is a plus. Work ethic is the requirement.
- Valid driver's license and reliable way to the yard
Pay
Competitive union wages and benefits per the Local 860 agreement.
Apply below or call the office at (216) 485-8034.
Big enough to move the earth. Small enough to care.
Storm, sanitary, waterline, and fireline installation on job sites across Northeast Ohio. Real underground work with a crew that knows what it’s doing. Chieftain has been laying pipe in this reg...
Excavators, dozers, and loaders on commercial and municipal sites across Northeast Ohio. Mass ex, fine grading, utility work. Modern iron with GPS-guided machine control.
Chieftain is a family-owned heavy civil sub, running strong since 1992. The work is steady, the equipment is maintained, and the people who've been here 15 years will tell you why they stayed.
What the job is
- Operating excavators, dozers, and loaders on earthwork, utility, and demo jobs
- Reading grade stakes and working off GPS models
- Keeping your machine greased, inspected, and reported on
What we need from you
- Operating Engineers Local 18 member in good standing, or able to obtain membership
- Seat time on excavator or dozer
- Comfortable working around pipe crews and tight utility corridors
- GPS machine control experience is a plus, not a requirement. We'll train the right operator.
- Reliable. Safe. No drama.
Pay
Competitive union wages and benefits per the Local 18 agreement.
Apply below or call the office at (216) 485-8034.
Big enough to move the earth. Small enough to care.
Excavators, dozers, and loaders on commercial and municipal sites across Northeast Ohio. Mass ex, fine grading, utility work. Modern iron with GPS-guided machine control. Chieftain is a family-owned h...
Tri-axle dumps, hauling for our own crews on heavy civil jobs across Northeast Ohio. No coast-to-coast runs. You're home every night.
Chieftain has been family-owned since 1992, about 50 of us. Drivers here aren't a number on a dispatch board. You'll know the crews you're hauling for and they'll know you.
What the job is
- Hauling aggregate, spoils, and material between our yard and job sites in the Cleveland area
- Pre-trip and post-trip inspections, done right, every day
- Working with operators and foremen who communicate like adults
What we need from you
- Valid Class B CDL with a clean driving record
- Dump truck experience preferred
- Ability to pass DOT physical and drug screen
- Show up on time and do what you say you're going to do. That's the whole culture here.
Pay
Competitive pay, steady local work.
Apply below or call the office at (216) 485-8034.
Big enough to move the earth. Small enough to care.
Tri-axle dumps, hauling for our own crews on heavy civil jobs across Northeast Ohio. No coast-to-coast runs. You’re home every night. Chieftain has been family-owned since 1992, about 50 of us. ...