GPS Dozer Operator - Precision Earthworks Pro

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

Job summary

Granite Construction is seeking a tractor/bulldozer operator in Texas with GPS experience. You will operate a tractor with concave blade to gouge, level, and distribute earth, clearing obstacles and preparing land for roads and buildings.

The role requires reading engineering drawings, following safety procedures, and maintaining equipment. Must have a high school diploma or GED and proper certification; apprenticeship completion is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Proper certification required; apprenticeship completed.
• GPS experience and related training required.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and judge distances and slopes.

Responsibilities

• Fasten attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge-pin hitches.
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or PTO shaft to tractor.
• Move levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks.
• Move levers and depress pedals to maneuver tractor and raise, lower, and tilt attachment.
• Feel lever and listen for engine action to estimate depth of cut.
• Drive bulldozer over terrain to achieve specified grade.
• May grease, oil, and repair tractor.

Skills

GPS experience

Tractor operation

Safety compliance

Reading drawings

Distance judgment

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience

Job description

Granite Construction is seeking a tractor/bulldozer operator in Texas with GPS experience. You will operate a tractor with concave blade to gouge, level, and distribute earth, clearing obstacles and preparing land for roads and buildings.

The role requires reading engineering drawings, following safety procedures, and maintaining equipment. Must have a high school diploma or GED and proper certification; apprenticeship completion is expected.