heavy-duty equipment operator
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 35 to 44 hours per week
- Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience : 5 years or more
Work site environment
Outdoors
Work setting
Various locations
Tasks
- Operate heavy equipment
- 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
- 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
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification
- CPR Certificate
Type of heavy equipment operated
- Backhoe excavator, loader
- John Deere controls
- Bulldozer, large or small
- Gradall
- Trencher, large or small
- Grader
- Loader
- Concrete spreader
- Compactor
- Roller
- Operate forklift
- Front end loader
- Dump truck
- Gravel or dump truck
- Bobcats
Area of work experience
- Backfilling
- Demolition
- Fine grading and finishing
- Land clearing
- Landscaping
- Rough grading
- Slope grooming
- Sloping and banking
- Snow removal
- Stumping
Type of industry experience
- Industrial / commercial / institutional (ICI) construction
- Residential construction
Security and safety
Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation / travel information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Overtime required
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?
Workplace information
On the road job
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- Life insurance
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