Summary: Reporting to the Project manager and/or site foreman the heavy equipment operator is responsible for operating machinery to perform the scope of work prescribed by the drawings and work plan.
Responsibilities
- Perform pre operation inspections of equipment and rectify if practical or report to supervisor.
- Monitor equipment performance and immediately report deficiencies
- Install, operate and remove attachments (buckets, rakes, breakers)
- Lubricate equipment per manufacturer recommendations and top up fluids as necessary.
- Safely and respectfully operate excavators, rollers, rock trucks, crawlers, loaders and/or other equipment to meet daily plan and production targets.
- Effective communication using a 2-way radio system
- Understand and adhere to all policies, procedures and standards
- Train on new equipment when requested
- Checks grades, performs cut and fill operations, backfills trenches and excavations, creates slopes, creates mass excavations, clears land, strips surface materials, stockpiles and places materials, lifts materials, performs grubbing, perform demolitions, bales snow
- Take care to utilize materials to their fullest extent looking for opportunities to save or reuse materials where possible.
- Participate and provide feedback during company toolbox meetings
- Keep up to date in industry knowledge and skills by participating in related training, and sharing this knowledge with staff
- Work with others in a team environment
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Technical Competencies:
- Experience operating various equipment in a construction environment;
- Applied and demonstrated ability to operate equipment according to manufacturer recommendations
- Worked in and or around construction sites with knowledge of site service installations.
- Able to set grades using laser levels or assist setting grades using laser level
- Applied knowledge of
- elevations, grades, slopes, ditching/trenching, fine grading, compaction
- soil and aggregate types
- loading and receiving materials
- attachments such as hammer, thumb, pin grabber
- Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds over short distances.
- Expertise and proven experience with safe workplace initiatives.
- A valid NS driver's licence.
- Access to a reliable vehicle considered an asset.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Pay will depend on experience
Please send resume with cover letter to [email protected]
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $28.00-$40.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
Flexible language requirement:
Experience:
- Excavator: 10 years (required)
Work Location: In person
