Heavy Equipment Operator

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Hot

Work setting

• Room and board provided
• Various locations
• Sewers and water mains

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate heavy equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
• Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
• 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 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

• Backhoe excavator, loader
• Bulldozer, large or small
• Grader
• Loader
• Asphalt spreader
• Concrete spreader
• Bobcats

Area of work experience

• Asphalt finishing
• Backfilling
• Ditching
• Excavation
• Fine grading and finishing
• Landscaping
• Material handling
• Rough grading
• Sloping and banking
• Stock piling
• Stripping
• Sub-grade excavating
• Trenching

Type of industry experience

• Industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI) construction
• Road construction

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer