tunnelling machine operator

Erritt Construction Ltd.; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Erritt Construction Ltd. is seeking a tunnelling machine operator for full-time employment. This entry-level role in construction involves operating heavy machinery, including backhoes and boring machines, while interpreting blueprints and specifications. Applicants should have a valid driver’s license and the physical capability to work in demanding conditions, with travel required. Benefits offered include health and dental plans.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Travel expenses paid by employer

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience operating tunnelling machinery.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.
• Experience with heavy equipment like backhoes, loaders, and boring machines.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints and operate heavy equipment.
• Measure distance, volume, length, and weight.
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Operating heavy equipment

Job description

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Overview

Languages:
English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Work must be completed on site; remote work is not available.

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Heavy water and atomic energy plant

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints, maps, drawings, and specifications to plan methods or sequences of operation
• Operate heavy equipment
• Read blueprints, maps, drawings, and specifications to determine work requirements
• Measure distance, volume, length, and weight
• Understand the purpose and proper use of material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Complete onboard and other logs
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
• Prepare accident reports
• Perform minor repairs to equipment
• Operate hydraulic pumping systems

Experience and specialization

• Type of heavy equipment operated: Backhoe excavator, loader, bulldozer, concrete spreader, concrete pumping equipment, roller, front end loader
• Equipment and machinery experience: Boring machines

Area of work experience

• Excavation
• Land clearing

Area of specialization

• Tunnelling

Additional information

Transportation/travel: Willing to travel, valid driver’s license, travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding, attention to detail, fast-paced environment, overtime required

Benefits

• Health: Dental plan, health care plan
• Financial: As per collective agreement

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Construction

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