Heavy Equipment Operator

Coastal Mountain Excavations Ltd; Whistler; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Heavy Equipment Operator in beautiful Whistler. This role involves operating various heavy machinery for construction projects, ensuring safety and compliance with high standards. You'll be responsible for moving and grading materials, conducting equipment maintenance, and leading your team to success. With a competitive hourly rate and benefits after a waiting period, this opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where your skills will shine. If you are passionate about construction and safety, this position is perfect for you!

Benefits

Extended health benefits

Dental benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years operating experience on excavator or backhoe.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate heavy equipment for construction activities.
• Perform routine machine maintenance and safety checks.

Skills

Heavy Equipment Operation

Safety Compliance

Customer Service Skills

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

College or industry courses in heavy equipment operating

Trade or Red Seal certification

Tools

Excavator

Backhoe

Dozer

Articulated Rock Truck

Loader

Job description

Construction Full Time Whistler, BC $33 - $42 CAD per hour

As Heavy Equipment Operator, you safely operate articulated rock truck, backhoe, dozer, excavator, and loader for land clearing, building excavations, utilities and road construction activities. You excavate, move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel or other materials. You are also responsible for the basic maintenance of equipment, safety around equipment, and the compliance of markers, grades, and stakes. The Heavy Equipment Operator must perform all work to regulated organizational, as well as provincial and federal standards and procedures and adhere to the highest standards of safety.

Key Roles

1. Inspect, grease, clean cab, shovel tracks
2. Take responsibility and act on safety
3. Anticipate needs to keep job moving

Qualifications

1. College or industry courses in heavy equipment operating an asset
2. Trade or Red Seal certification an asset

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

The Heavy Equipment Operator will demonstrate the following abilities in their daily work:

1. Minimum required machine operating time for one or more endorsements below:

• Articulated Rock Truck – 300 hours
• Backhoe – 300 hours
• Dozer – 300 hours
• Excavator – 600 hours
• Loader – 450 hours

Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of safety requirements on job sites including basic requirements for personal protection, safe equipment operations and maintenance

Demonstrates functional knowledge of heavy equipment uses and their drive and hydraulic systems

Demonstrates basic operating techniques including prestart checks of a machine’s hardware (frame, body panels, tires or tracks, and safety equipment), driveline components, hydraulic system components, electrical components and controls

Displays understanding how to safely start, move, steer, stop, and shut down different machine types

Demonstrates understanding of duties and responsibilities of the operator, safety rules for operation, the attachment of implements, and basic preventive maintenance practices

Demonstrates broad understanding to the process of planning and executing earth moving activities on various types of construction projects

Demonstrates broad understanding of the concept of preparing graded surfaces using heavy equipment including identification of construction stakes and interpretation of marks on each type of stake and the process for grading slopes

Physically demanding

Customer service skills including the ability to communicate effectively with the general public

Interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with other Snow Services and Coastal Mountain Excavations employees

Heavy Equipment Operator - Level 2

All skills, knowledge, and abilities of the Heavy Equipment Operator plus:

1. Minimum 3 years or 3000 hours operating experience on excavator or backhoe
2. Experience with backfilling, demolition, ditching, excavating, land clearing, trenching, stock piling, material handling
3. Problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, job task planning and organizing

All skills, knowledge, and abilities of the Heavy Equipment Operator 2 plus:

• Minimum 5 years or 5000 hours operating experience on excavator
• Facilitate the smooth and safe operation of your team
• Deliver a quality product on schedule and on budget
• Ensure on-site quality control, limit rework and damage
• Identify requirements for specific materials or tools and communicate these requests to the appropriate person
• Know the WorkSafeBC requirements that apply to the work under your supervision and make sure those requirements are met
• Lead by example, give clear direction, and act with greater good of the company in mind
• Ensure your team complies with safety regulations, identify a need for safety training, complete an initial safety and hazard assessment
• Ensure all workplace incidents of your crew are reported immediately to the next-level manager and are accurately documented in software and signed off by you; then participate in investigations as required to facilitate the process of shared learning outcomes throughout the company
• Ensure daily timecards for direct reports are accurately entered into Heavy Job as required
• Liaise with engineers, clients, and owners as required

Lead, Manage, Accountability

The Heavy Equipment Operator is accountable to the Operations Manager who may delegate authority.

· Overtime required during busy construction periods

Compensation

• Very competitive hourly rate
• Extended health and dental benefits after 180-day waiting period

You must be legally eligible to work in Canada

Accountabilities

1. Checks daily work schedule
2. Perform routine machine maintenance and check-in procedures at the start and check-out procedures at end of shift including changing vehicle fluids, fueling, greasing – all maintenance other than that performed at the start and end of a shift needs to be authorized by the Chief Mechanic
3. If equipment is down for repair during your shift:

• You must check in with your supervisor immediately
• This is not deemed as personal time and you may be assigned alternative tasks – you are expected to perform work that moves the company forward, while on company time
• If the repair is going to take a significant amount of time and there is no alternative work, your shift will end
• Ensure you have clear instructions for your next shift at work, from your supervisor, before leaving the site

Keep equipment clean inside and out

Always operate machine in a safe and legal manner; be alert to hazards and follow safe work procedures

Understand complete scope of work

Able to read and understand layout information in conjunction with plans

Able to get maximum productivity out of equipment without abusing it

Organize necessary materials

Trench excavation on grade

Bulk excavation in a rational manner

Equipment specific task

Complete daily paperwork in an orderly, logical and legible fashion including all pertinent information

Ensures customer satisfaction by displaying a courteous and friendly demeanor

Ensures on-site quality control

Always maintain personal safety gear (hard hat, hi-vis vest, steel toed boots)

The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of the generic functions/tasks associated with this position. It is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible position accountabilities, tasks, and duties. The accountabilities, tasks, and duties of the incumbent might differ from those outlined here and additional duties may be assigned at the manager’s discretion. The position description details as outlined above are also subject to change and may be reassigned at any time.