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heavy equipment operator

$28 - $36 per hour
Full-time

Kynock Resources Limited

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

5 years or more

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Various locations

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Operate heavy equipment
  • Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
  • Complete onboard and other logs
  • 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

Experience and specialization

Type of heavy equipment operated

  • Backhoe excavator, loader

Area of work experience

  • Backfilling
  • Ditching
  • Excavation
  • Fine grading and finishing
  • Land clearing
  • Rough grading
  • Slope grooming
  • Sloping and banking
  • Stock piling
  • Stripping
  • Sub-grade rolling
  • Trenching

Type of industry experience

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

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Valid driver's licence

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Other benefits
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