Government of Canada - Western

heavy equipment operator


Pay36.60 / hour
LocationVictoria/British Columbia
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 44722517

      Overview

      Languages

      English

      Education

      • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

      Experience

      7 months to less than 1 year

      On the road

      Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

      Work site environment

      • Outdoors
      • Hot
      • Dusty
      • Wet/damp
      • Noisy

      Work setting

      • Private residence
      • On-site customer service
      • Landscape maintenance
      • Commercial

      Responsibilities

      Tasks

      • Interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to plan methods or sequences of operation
      • Operate heavy equipment
      • Read blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
      • Use International Organization for Standardization (ISO) pattern joystick controls
      • Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
      • Measure distance, volume, length and weight
      • Understand the purpose, proper usgage and information found on 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
      • Weed, prune and trim trees and plants
      • Prepare and lay bricks, concrete blocks, structural tiles or other masonry units
      • Plant bulbs, flowers, shrubs and trees
      • Cut grass
      • Cart and spread topsoil and other materials
      • Assist with landscape constructions
      • Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
      • Water and tend to plants, lawns and/or gardens
      • Rake and collect refuse
      • Shovel cement and other materials into cement mixers, spread concrete and asphalt on road surfaces using shovels, rakes and hand tampers
      • Operate and maintain landscape maintenance equipment
      • Load and unload vehicles using forklift or dolly

      Experience and specialization

      Type of heavy equipment operated

      • Backhoe excavator, loader
      • Bulldozer, large or small
      • Grader
      • Loader
      • Paver
      • Scraper
      • Gravel or dump truck

      Equipment and machinery experience

      • Skidsteer
      • Weed trimmer/edger
      • Small engine equipment
      • Pick-up truck
      • Mortar and concrete mixers
      • Hand tools
      • Chain saw

      Additional information

      Work conditions and physical capabilities

      • Physically demanding
      • Attention to detail
      • Fast-paced environment
      • Repetitive tasks
      • Handling heavy loads
      • Bending, crouching, kneeling

      Personal suitability

      • Efficient interpersonal skills
      • Flexibility
      • Team player
      • Client focus
      • Dependability
      • Punctuality
      • Hardworking
  • About the company

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