excavator operator

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot
• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• Room and board provided
• Various locations

Tasks

• Operate heavy equipment
• Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
• Understand the purpose, proper usgage and information found on material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
• Prepare accident reports
• Perform minor repairs to equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Backhoe excavator, loader
• Bulldozer, large or small
• Grader
• Loader
• Paver
• Front end loader

Equipment and machinery experience

• Skidsteer

Area of work experience

• Asphalt finishing
• Excavation
• Fine grading and finishing
• Rough grading
• Stock piling

Type of industry experience

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

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel regularly
• Valid driver's licence
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Morning

Experience

• 5 years or more

Employment terms options

• Night
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required
• Overtime available

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Other benefits