Heavy Equipment Operator

gpac iis partnered with a well-established, family owner and operated commercial construction company in search of a highly skilled and experience Heavy Equipment Opperator.

This is an amazing opportunity for candidates looking to join a reputable company in a fast paced and challenging role.

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive equipment with blades that level or pick up earth for dumping
• Use bulldozers, backhoes, and tractors for moving large amounts of dirt
• Align machine, cutterhead, or depth gauge marker with reference stakes and guidelines on ground or positions equipment
• Follow directions of assistant on ground
• Make successive passes over earth until job is done
• Use tamping machine to smooth down plot
• Attach different types of blades or attachments depending on job
• Grease, oil and calibrate machinery
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor
• Use asphalt paving machines and concrete paving machines to smooth roads
• Control machine using pedals and levers
• Practice safety during operation
• Weld and cut materials
• Use different kinds of oil and greases
• Read plans for job completion
• Work with project manager to ensure job is done to specifications
• Repair machines as necessary

It is important for operating engineers and construction equipment operators to be able to :

• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls
• Determine the distance between objects
• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while remaining in place
• See details of objects that are more than a few feet away
• Adjust body movements or equipment controls to keep pace with speed changes of moving objects
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet
• Choose quickly and correctly among various movements when responding to different signals
• Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm
• Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects
• Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects
• See differences between colors, shades, and brightness
• Understand the speech of another person
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand
• Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them
• Focus on one source of sound and ignore others

If you are a higly skilled and experience Heavy Equipment Operator looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, please submit your resume to Mandy by amanda.

gore@gogpac.com or call / text (507) 205-5326 for more information.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990.

We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.

Last updated : 2024-03-22