GPS DOZER OPERATOR

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

Job summary

Granite Construction is seeking a construction equipment operator to operate tractors and bulldozers to prepare land for roads and buildings. You will read engineering drawings, follow safety guidelines, and perform basic maintenance.

The role requires physical stamina and the ability to work in dusty, outdoor environments. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, proper certifications, and completed an apprenticeship, with training provided on the job.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Proper certification is required.
• Completion of an apprenticeship program is required.

Responsibilities

• Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge-pin hitches.
• Connects hydraulic hoses and power takeoff to provide power to attachments.
• Operates controls to raise, lower, or tilt attachments and manage tool bars.
• Maneuvers tractors to achieve specified grades and clear obstacles.
• Greases, oils, or repairs tractors as needed.

Skills

Tractor operation

Safety compliance

Read engineering drawings

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

General Summary

GPS experience able to push material efficiently, able to finish slopes and stay busy. Operates tractor equipped with concave blade attached across front to gouge out, level, and distribute earth and to push trees and rocks from land preparatory to constructing roads and buildings. This job participates in on-the-job training.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge‑pin hitches.
• Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment.
• Moves levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks.
• Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver tractor and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to clear right‑of‑way.
• Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut.
• Drives bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade.
• May grease, oil, and repair tractor.

Education

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience.

Certification

• Proper certification required.
• Completion of an apprenticeship program required.

Work Experience

• Appropriate training and experience required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Read engineering drawing.
• Practice good safety habits.
• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings.
• Follow instructions and meet set standards.
• Judge distances and slopes accurately.
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.

Physically, Workers Must Be Able To

• Stoop, bend, and crouch.
• Use hands, arms, and legs fully.
• See well (either naturally or with correction).
• Lift up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Granite is a Drug‑Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.