heavy-duty equipment operator

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience.

Work site environment:

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

Work setting:

Staff accommodation provided. Willing to relocate.

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.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

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

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.

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.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Morning.

Experience:

5 years or more.

Employment terms options:

• Night.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime available.

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.