GPS Dozer Operator – Precise Earthmoving & Grading

Granite Construction; Sulphur Springs (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction Honey Grove, TX is seeking a heavy equipment operator to prepare land for roads and buildings. The role requires operating tractors with attachments, performing routine maintenance, and adhering to safety standards.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, completion of an apprenticeship, and GPS experience preferred. You will work in a dusty environment, handle up to 50 pounds, and support project crews on site.

Qualifications

• GPS experience preferred.
• Read engineering drawings.
• Practice good safety habits.
• Follow instructions and meet set standards.
• Lift up to 50 pounds with frequent lifts up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

GPS experience

Read engineering drawings

Safety awareness

Decision making

Ability to follow instructions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Apprenticeship program completion

Tools

Bulldozer

Tractor

Job description

Granite Construction Honey Grove, TX is seeking a heavy equipment operator to prepare land for roads and buildings. The role requires operating tractors with attachments, performing routine maintenance, and adhering to safety standards.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, completion of an apprenticeship, and GPS experience preferred. You will work in a dusty environment, handle up to 50 pounds, and support project crews on site.