Dredge Operators

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Dredge Operator to manage dredging operations in the United States. The successful candidate will operate equipment to excavate and maintain navigable waterways, assist in laying pipes and anchors, and ensure operations run smoothly by monitoring machinery. Key skills include operation control, critical thinking, and troubleshooting. Familiarity with tools like GPS software and programmable logic controllers is required. This position offers the chance to work closely with a team in a pivotal role on various dredging projects.

Responsibilities

• Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials.
• Assist workers with shore anchors, cables, and pipelines.
• Monitor machinery pipelines to pump water.
• Control engines and hydraulic systems for excavation.

Skills

Operation and Control

Operation Monitoring

Judgment and Decision Making

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Troubleshooting

Tools

Global positioning system (GPS) software

Programmable logic controller (PLC) software

Trimble HYDROpro

Job description

Job Description: Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.

Life As a Dredge Operator

• Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
• Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.
• Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually.
• Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.
• Start and stop engines to operate equipment.
• Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.

Key Skills

• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Other Dredge Operator Job Titles

• Dredge Mate
• Dredge Captain
• Dredge Worker
• Dredge Operator
• Dredge Hand

Tools and Technologies

• Global positioning system (GPS) software
• Programmable logic controller (PLC) software
• Trimble HYDROpro