excavator operator

1 week ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada GNF Commercial Management Limited Full time $40,000 - $60,000 per year
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
  • Education
  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience
  • Work site environment
  • Heavy equipment
  • Work setting
  • Construction
  • Tasks
  • Operate heavy equipment
  • Read blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
  • Operate computer controlled equipment
  • Complete onboard and other logs
  • Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
  • Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
  • Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification
  • Type of heavy equipment operated
  • Backhoe excavator, loader
  • Operate forklift
  • Area of work experience
  • Backfilling
  • Excavation
  • Fine grading and finishing
  • Rough grading
  • Sloping and banking
  • Stock piling
  • Type of industry experience
  • Industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI) construction
  • Residential construction
  • Road construction
  • Transportation/travel information
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Screening questions
  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Experience
  • 2 years to less than 3 years
  • Employment terms options
  • Day
  • Health benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 35 to 47 hours per week

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