heavy equipment operator

Work site environment

• Outdoors

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
• Use International Organization for Standardization (ISO) pattern joystick controls
• Use Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) controls pattern
• 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

Type of heavy equipment operated

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

Equipment and machinery experience

• Skidsteer

Area of work experience

• Asphalt finishing
• Backfilling
• Demolition
• Ditching
• Excavation
• Fine grading and finishing
• Haul road maintenance
• Land clearing
• Landscaping
• Material handling
• Rough grading
• Slope grooming
• Sloping and banking
• Snow removal
• Stock piling
• Stripping
• Stumping
• Sub-grade excavating
• Sub-grade rolling
• Trenching

Type of industry experience

• Residential construction
• Road construction

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend