Overview

Languages

English

Education

- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience

Experience

5 years or more

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

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

Work setting

- Staff accommodation provided
- Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

- Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification




- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

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

Additional information

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

Benefits

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 perks

- Transportation provided by employer

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