heavy-duty equipment operator Verified

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification
• CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

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

Additional information

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

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Life insurance