heavy-duty equipment operator

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

Experience

5 years or more

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dusty
• Extremely cold

Work setting

• Staff accommodation provided
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

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)
• Complete onboard and other logs
• 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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Caterpillar (CAT) controls
• John Deere controls
• Bulldozer, large or small
• Grader
• Front end loader

Equipment and machinery experience

• Skidsteer

Area of work experience

• Backfilling
• Ditching
• Excavation
• Fine grading and finishing
• Haul road maintenance
• Land clearing
• Rough grading
• Sloping and banking
• Snow removal
• Stock piling
• Sub-grade excavating
• Sub-grade rolling
• Trenching

Type of industry experience

• Road construction
• Surface mining

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Life insurance
• Night shift premium
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Transportation provided by employer