GPS Dozer Operator: Precision Earthworks & Grading

Granite Construction; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Granite Construction is hiring for a tractor operator role based in Honey Grove, TX. The job requires GPS experience to prep land for roads and buildings, with hands-on tractor operation to gouge, level, and distribute earth while clearing right-of-way.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED and complete an apprenticeship; proper certification is required. GPS training and safety are emphasized in daily duties and equipment operation.

Qualifications

• GPS training and experience required.
• Read engineering drawings.
• Practice good safety habits.
• Follow instructions and meet set 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

Tractor operation

Mechanical aptitude

Safety awareness

Read engineering drawings

Good judgment of distances and slopes

Education

High School Diploma

GED or equivalent years of experience

Tools

Apprenticeship completion

Job description

Granite Construction is hiring for a tractor operator role based in Honey Grove, TX. The job requires GPS experience to prep land for roads and buildings, with hands-on tractor operation to gouge, level, and distribute earth while clearing right-of-way.

Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED and complete an apprenticeship; proper certification is required. GPS training and safety are emphasized in daily duties and equipment operation.