heavy equipment operator
Education:
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year.
Tasks:
- Operate heavy equipment.
- Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks.
- Measure distance, volume, length and weight.
- Operate computer controlled equipment.
- 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.
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D).
- First Aid Certificate.
Type of heavy equipment operated:
- Backhoe excavator, loader.
- Caterpillar (CAT) controls.
- Bulldozer, large or small.
- Cable shovel, large or small.
- 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.
Area of work experience:
- Asphalt finishing.
- Backfilling.
- 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:
- Industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI) construction.
- Large diameter pipeline construction.
- Oil and Gas Well Sites.
- Quarrying.
- Residential construction.
- Road construction.
- Surface mining.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
Own tools/equipment:
- Steel-toed safety boots.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
Experience:
- Experience an asset.
Employment terms options:
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
- Health care plan.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
Support for Indigenous people:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.