Excavating Machine Operator

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot

Responsibilities

Tasks

• John Deere controls
• Operate heavy equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Calculate weight, distance, volume and length measurements
• Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
• Operate computer controlled equipment
• Utilize material safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Complete onboard and other logs
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
• Prepare accident reports
• Secure special attachments to equipment
• Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
• Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
• Perform minor repairs to equipment
• Operate hydraulic pumping systems

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Backhoe excavator, loader
• Bulldozer, large or small
• Grader
• Loader
• Roller
• Front end loader
• Bobcats

Area of work experience

• Backfilling
• Demolition
• Ditching
• Excavation
• Fine grading and finishing
• Land clearing
• Landscaping
• Material handling
• Rough grading
• Slope grooming
• Sloping and banking
• Stock piling
• Stripping
• Stumping
• Sub-grade excavating
• Sub-grade rolling
• Trenching

Type of industry experience

• Forestry and logging
• Industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI) construction
• Large diameter pipeline construction
• Residential construction
• Road construction

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Overtime required

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots