Excavator Operator

Position: Excavator Operator

Speers Construction Inc. is a rapidly growing civil construction company in Revelstoke, BC, that is part of Jim Dent Construction. Jim Dent is a long-standing leader in the Heavy Civil Construction industry.

Speers Construction Inc. has earned a reputation for completing complex projects on time and on budget, and for building strong, long-lasting relationships with our clients and our partners. Our talented team of experienced professionals value collaboration, hard work, and have a commitment to delivering high quality, reliable results.

Speers Construction has a core focus of building better business through long-term clients and long-term profitability. To achieve this goal, we are looking for people who share our company values:

• Positive Attitude
• Dedicated to company success.
• Respectful Team Player
• Adaptable

We are currently looking for a heavy equipment excavator operator to assist our construction team in Revelstoke. The successful candidate will be an individual with a flexible schedule to work with our team on multiple civil construction projects throughout British Columbia. The ideal candidate will have the training and confidence to aid the construction team in projects.

Expectations

• Pre-shift check & completion of Mobile Equipment Check List.
• Warm up and refueling prior to start of workday.
• Keep windows, any mirrors, and lights clean & free of any items obscuring visibility.
• Maintain operable fire extinguishers, fire tools, shovel & Pulaski on machine.
• Maintain daily logbook of machine hours.
• Immediately notify supervisor and/or site mechanic of any problems.
• Be familiar with environmental spill response procedures.
• Operators must be familiar with and able to read documents commonly used with their equipment, such as design details and drawings.
• Be familiar with & understand project’s Environmental Response Plan and company’s environmental objectives, rules, and procedures.
• Operate equipment in a safe and responsible manner according to Provincial regulations and site safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience operating excavators is required.
• Experience in heavy construction is an asset. 
• Physically fit to perform duties and willing to do shift work.
• Class 5 License is required.