GPS Dozer Operator — Precision Earthmoving

Granite Construction Company; Honey Grove (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction Incorporated in Honey Grove, TX is seeking a tractor operator to prepare land for roads and buildings. You will run a tractor equipped with a concave blade, push trees and rocks, and use GPS experience to achieve the desired grade.

You will attach implements, connect hydraulic hoses, read engineering drawings, and perform routine maintenance while upholding strict safety standards on site.

Qualifications

• GPS experience and training are required.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and follow specifications.
• Commitment to safety and quality in dusty or outdoor work.
• Ability to judge distances and slopes accurately.
• Ability to make decisions based on verifiable standards.

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 consciousness

Distance and slope judgment

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Apprenticeship program completion

Tools

GPS equipment

Tractor attachments

Job description

Granite Construction Incorporated in Honey Grove, TX is seeking a tractor operator to prepare land for roads and buildings. You will run a tractor equipped with a concave blade, push trees and rocks, and use GPS experience to achieve the desired grade.

You will attach implements, connect hydraulic hoses, read engineering drawings, and perform routine maintenance while upholding strict safety standards on site.