Overview

Languages

English

Education

- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

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

Responsibilities

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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

- Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification
- Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
- First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

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

Additional information

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

Benefits

Health perks

- Health care plan

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