New Job Excavator Operator In Alberta

• Operates in crowded, fast-paced working environments, and exercises extreme caution with awareness of potential situational hazards to ensure site safety.
• Operating John Deere 850, Komatsu 238 (360 bucket)
• Interprets verbal and non-verbal communication (including hand signals) from operators, ground personnel and swampers, and acts accordingly.
• Performs mechanical inspections and servicing including controls and operations, completing logbooks, performs maintenance and adjustments, ensures good housekeeping, and performs machine lubrication.
• Performs effective operation of equipment by recognizing unusual machine movements and sounds.
• Recognizes existing and potential hazards and knows how to identify these through conducting a field level pre-job hazard analysis, checking the machine for hazards and assessing any tasks before start.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a one- to two-year apprenticeship program or some high school, college or industry courses in heavy equipment operating combined with on-the-job training is preferred
• Minimum three years of experience operating excavators and other heavy equipment on a mainline pipeline job or similar heavy civil construction experience is required.
• Minimum one year of previous excavator operating experience performing tasks such as building access roads, stripping, shading, grading, trenching, bore support, creek crossings, backfill and/or cleanup required.
• As a condition of employment, must successfully complete pre-access drug and alcohol testing.
• As a condition of employment, you must hold a valid driver's license and provide an 3 year driver's abstract
• Must have demonstrated ability to work under minimal supervision.

Work Conditions:

• Camp based accommodation provided
• 20/10 or 14/7 shift schedule, working 11.5 hours per day
• Must make your own way to site but travel allowance is provided