Heavy Equipment Operator

**ABOUT US**

At Coastal Mountain Excavations (CME), our core values - professionalism, safety, and a strong work ethic - shape everything we do. Every action we take and decision we make helps build our community and strengthen our reputation as a leader in civil construction.

**ROLE OVERVIEW**

As Heavy Equipment Operator 1, you safely operate articulated rock truck, backhoe, dozer, excavator, and loader for land clearing, building excavations, utilities and road construction activities. You excavate, move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel or other materials. You are also responsible for the basic maintenance of equipment, safety around equipment, and the compliance of markers, grades, and stakes. The Heavy Equipment Operator 1 must perform all work to regulated organizational, as well as provincial and federal standards and procedures and adhere to the highest standards of safety.

**Key Roles**
- Direct, support, and model safety
- Anticipate needs to keep job moving
- Clear communication
- Create positive customer experience
- Inspect, grease, clean cab, shovel tracks

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

The Heavy Equipment Operator 1 is responsible for the following:

- Checks daily work schedule
- Perform routine machine maintenance and check-in procedures at the start and check-out procedures at end of shift including changing vehicle fluids, fueling, greasing - all maintenance other than that performed at the start and end of a shift needs to be authorized by the Chief Mechanic
- If equipment is down for repair during your shift:

- You must check in with your supervisor immediately
- This is not deemed as personal time and you may be assigned alternative tasks - you are expected to perform work that moves the company forward, while on company time
- If the repair is going to take a significant amount of time and there is no alternative work, your shift will end
- Ensure you have clear instructions for your next shift at work, from your supervisor, before leaving the site
- Keep equipment clean inside and out
- Always operate machine in a safe and legal manner; be alert to hazards and follow safe work procedures
- Understands complete scope of work
- Able to read and understand layout information in conjunction with plans
- Able to get maximum productivity out of equipment without abusing it
- Organize necessary materials
- Trench excavation on grade
- Bulk excavation in a rational manner
- Backfilling
- Landscaping/Grading
- Equipment specific task
- Loading trucks
- Complete daily paperwork in an orderly, logical and legible fashion including all pertinent information
- Ensures customer satisfaction by displaying a courteous and friendly demeanor
- Ensures on-site quality control
- Always maintain personal safety gear (hard hat, hi-vis vest, steel toed boots)

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**

The Heavy Equipment Operator 1 will demonstrate the following abilities in their daily work:

- All skills, knowledge, and abilities of the Heavy Equipment Operator 2 plus:

- Minimum 5 years or 5000 hours operating experience on excavator
- Expert level proficiency
- Facilitate the smooth and safe operation of your team
- Deliver a quality product on schedule and on budget
- Ensure on-site quality control, limit rework and damage
- Identify requirements for specific materials or tools and communicate these requests to the appropriate person
- Lead by example, give clear direction, and act with greater good of the company in mind
- Ensure your team complies with safety regulations, identify a need for safety training, complete an initial safety and hazard assessment
- Ensure all workplace incidents of your crew are reported immediately to the next-level manager and are accurately documented in software and signed off by you; then participate in investigations as required to facilitate the process of shared learning outcomes throughout the company
- Ensure daily timecards for direct reports are accurately entered into Heavy Job as required
- Liaise with engineers, clients, and owners as required
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of safety requirements on job sites including basic requirements for personal protection, safe equipment operations and maintenance
- Demonstrates functional knowledge of heavy equipment uses and their drive and hydraulic systems
- Demonstrates basic operating techniques including prestart checks of a machine’s hardware (frame, body panels, tires or tracks, and safety equipment), driveline components, hydraulic system components, electrical components and controls
- Displays understanding how to safely start, move, steer, stop, and shut down different machine types
- Demonstrates understanding of duties and responsibilities of the operator, safety rules for operation, the attachment of implements, and basic preventive maintenance practices
- Demonstrates broad understanding to the process of planning and executing earth moving activities on various types of construction projects
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