Heavy Equipment Operator
- NS, Canada
- Cumberland, Subdivision D, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Fox Harb’r Resort is a 5 Star 4 Diamond property nestled along the coast of the Northumberland Strait in Wallace, Nova Scotia. We are offering a unique opportunity for you to experience a 5 Star Luxury work environment. With this opportunity you will be presented with a distinctive career, experience, and benefits in a World Class setting.
General Description: The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for operating and maintaining large machinery. This includes equipment such as excavators, bulldozers, loaders, graders, and backhoes. The role involves performing site preparation, excavation, grading, lifting, and material handling while ensuring safety regulations and operational standards are strictly followed
Qualifications
General Description: The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for operating and maintaining large machinery. This includes equipment such as excavators, bulldozers, loaders, graders, and backhoes. The role involves performing site preparation, excavation, grading, lifting, and material handling while ensuring safety regulations and operational standards are strictly followed
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior experience operating a variety of heavy equipment.
- Certified Heavy Equipment papers
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Excellent vision or the use of prescribed lenses.
- Exceptional manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
- A sound understanding of pertinent safety guidelines
- Capacity to provide and follow direction
- Sharp decision-making skills, particularly when under pressure
- Maneuvering motorized heavy equipment to ensure the accurate removal and placement of materials
- Loading and offloading rocks, debris, and other materials from heavy equipment.
- Observing stipulated safety codes at all times
- Communicating with coworkers to elucidate project specifications, as needed
- Reporting injuries and other accidents to the manager
- Advising the manager of requisite upgrades, repairs, and replacements
- Aiding coworkers to ensure that the site is clean and organized at the end of each shift
More about this job
Responsibilities
The operator is responsible for maneuvering large machinery like excavators and bulldozers for site preparation and material handling. They must also maintain equipment and ensure all safety codes are strictly followed.
Requirements
Candidates must have a high school diploma, certified heavy equipment papers, and prior experience operating various machinery. Physical ability to lift 50 pounds and strong decision-making skills under pressure are required.
Skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Excavation
- Grading
- Material Handling
- Site Preparation
- Safety Compliance
- Equipment Maintenance
- Manual Dexterity
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Categories
- Trades
- Construction
- Hospitality
Keywords
- Excavators
- Bulldozers
- Loaders
- Graders
- Backhoes
- Heavy Equipment Certification
- Site Preparation
- Material Handling
- Safety Regulations
- Hospitality Industry