heavy equipment operator
About this job
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Dusty
- Extremely cold
Work setting
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to plan methods or sequences of operation
- Operate heavy equipment
- Read blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
- Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
- Measure distance, volume, length and weight
- 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
- Secure special attachments to equipment
- Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
- Perform minor repairs to equipment
Experience and specialization
Type of heavy equipment operated
- Backhoe excavator, loader
- Caterpillar (CAT) controls
- John Deere controls
- Bulldozer, 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
Area of work experience
- Backfilling
- Demolition
- Ditching
- Excavation
- Land clearing
- Landscaping
- Material handling
- Rough grading
- Sloping and banking
- Snow removal
- Stock piling
- Stripping
- Stumping
- Trenching
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Reliability
- Punctuality
Benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
Market insight
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The employer lists from 77 646 $ for this role at We-Haul Junk Removal And Bin Rental Service in Etobicoke. For comparison, the local market median is about 70 514 $ based on 332 similar offers.
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