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Turnbull Excavating ltd. is an established construction company located in Estevan, Sk. We are currently seeking Heavy Equipment Operators that are capable of operating various pieces of equipment as follows:
-Dozer (D-6 to D-8) Topcon GPS equipped
-Excavators (240-330)
-Grader (finishing and road work)
-Scrapers and Articulating Trucks
-Wheel Loaders
Experience with GPS equipped machines would be an asset.
Drivers with class 1A and equipment moving experience would be an asset.
Qualifications:
-Valid class 5 driver license (minimum)
-Valid Safety tickets; First Aid, H2S Alive, Ground Disturbance
-Physically fit and ability to lift 50 lbs.
-Pass drug & alcohol prescreening
Turnbull Excavating Ltd. offers competitive wages and an excellent benefits program.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- H2S (Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness Training)
Additional Skills
- Utilize GPS devices (Global Positioning Systems)
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Calculate weight, distance, volume and length measurements
Specific Skills
- Secure special attachments to equipment
- Perform minor repairs to equipment
- Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
- Operate heavy equipment
- Operate computer controlled equipment
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
- Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
Type of Heavy Equipment Operated
- Scraper
- Grader
- Front end loader
- Compactor
- Bulldozer, large or small
- Backhoe excavator, loader
Type Of Work Experience
- Sub-grade excavating
- Stock piling
- Stripping
- Sloping and banking
- Rough grading
- Material handling
- Land clearing
- Haul road maintenance
- Fine grading and finishing
- Excavating
- Ditching
- Backfilling
- Slope grooming
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
Security and Safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Work Setting / Industry Experience
- Road construction
- Residential construction
- Industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI) construction
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors