Heavy Equipment Operators

Heavy Equipment Operator

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on machines, using grease gun, oilcans, and hand tools.

Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment.

Grade house pads to the 10th

Moves hand and foot levers to control hydraulic shovel.

Drives equipment in successive passes over working area to achieve specified result, such as grade terrain or remove, dump, or spread earth and rock.

Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver equipment and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to clear right-of-way.

Uses shovel to dig trenches and holes of specified length, depth and width, remove loosened material and put in piles or transport trucks.

Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge pin hitches.

Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut.

Performs routine maintenance on equipment, such as lubricating, fueling, and cleaning.

Drives bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals.

Moves levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks.