Pre-Screen Application - Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy equipment operators operate heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures; in surface mining and quarrying activities; and in material handling work.

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Operate heavy equipment such as backhoes, bulldozers, loaders and graders to excavate, move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel or other materials during construction and related activities
• Operate bulldozers or other heavy equipment to clear brush and stumps prior to logging activities and to build roads at logging and surface mining sites
• Operate heavy equipment with pile driver head to drive piling into earth to provide support for buildings, bridges or other structures
• Operate heavy dredging equipment to deepen waterways or reclaim earth fill
• Operate heavy paving and surfacing equipment to lay, spread or compact concrete, asphalt and other surface materials during highway and road construction
• Operate power shovels to excavate rock, ore or other materials from open-pit mines, strip mines, quarries or construction pits
• Operate heavy equipment to move, load and unload cargo
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment and clean, lubricate and refill equipment

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Physically fit, able to bend, stretch and kneel
• Able to adapt to changing priorities and tasks
• Ability to manage time, think critically and troubleshoot

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:

• Completion of secondary school
• Completion of a one to two-year apprenticeship program or
• College or industry courses in heavy equipment operating combined with on-the-job training are required