heavy equipment operator

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Extremely cold
• Noisy
• Heavy equipment

Work setting

• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

• Interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to plan methods or sequences of operation
• Operate heavy equipment
• Use International Organization for Standardization (ISO) pattern joystick controls
• Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
• Measure distance, volume, length and weight
• Operate computer controlled equipment
• Understand the purpose, proper usgage and information found on material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
• Prepare accident reports
• Secure special attachments to equipment
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
• Perform minor repairs to equipment
• Operate hydraulic pumping systems

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Backhoe excavator, loader
• Caterpillar (CAT) controls
• John Deere controls
• Bulldozer, large or small
• Cable shovel, large or small
• Trencher, large or small
• Grader
• Loader
• Pulverizing, stabilizing machine
• Compactor
• Roller
• Scraper
• Operate forklift
• Front end loader
• Dump truck
• Gravel or dump truck
• Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts
• Bobcats

Equipment and machinery experience

Lift truck

Area of work experience

• Backfilling
• Demolition
• Ditching
• Excavation
• Land clearing
• Material handling
• Rough grading
• Snow removal
• Stock piling
• Stripping
• Trenching

Type of industry experience

• Industrial / commercial / institutional (ICI) construction
• Residential construction

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools / equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Other benefits

• Learning / training paid by employer
12 hours ago