Dozer Operator: Build Roads & Your Career

Granite Construction Incorporated; Mission (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction Incorporated seeks a heavy equipment operator to gouge, level, and distribute earth. You will push trees and rocks aside to prepare land for roads and buildings, reading plans and maintaining safety throughout heavy outdoor work.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma, certification, and an apprenticeship. Expect physically demanding tasks and opportunities to grow within a large, national infrastructure company.

Qualifications

• Read engineering drawings and plans to guide earthwork.
• Practice safe work habits in potentially dusty environments.
• Operate with attention to established instructions and standards.

Responsibilities

• Fasten attachments to tractor with hitches.
• Connect hydraulic hoses and power takeoff to provide tool power.
• Move levers to control tool bars and disks.
• Maneuver tractor to clear right-of-way and shape terrain.
• Gauge depth of cut by feel and engine performance.
• Operate bulldozer across terrain to reach target grade.
• Perform basic maintenance such as greasing and oiling.

Skills

Engineering drawings

Safety practices

Dusty environments

Follow instructions

Distances & slopes

Standards-based decisions

Education

High School Diploma

Certification

Apprenticeship

Job description

Granite Construction Incorporated seeks a heavy equipment operator to gouge, level, and distribute earth. You will push trees and rocks aside to prepare land for roads and buildings, reading plans and maintaining safety throughout heavy outdoor work.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma, certification, and an apprenticeship. Expect physically demanding tasks and opportunities to grow within a large, national infrastructure company.