United States
7521- Heavy equipment operators (except crane)
Canada NOC:
7521
Job Title:
Heavy equipment operators (except crane)
Job Description:
Heavy equipment operators operate heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures; in surface mining and quarrying activities; and in material handling work. They are employed by construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments and pipeline, logging, cargo-handling and other companies.
Main Duties:
Heavy equipment operators perform some or all of the following duties:
Operate heavy equipment such as backhoes, bulldozers, loaders and graders to excavate, move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel or other materials during construction and related activities
Operate bulldozers or other heavy equipment to clear brush and stumps prior to logging activities and to build roads at logging and surface mining sites
Operate heavy equipment with pile driver head to drive piling into earth to provide support for buildings, bridges or other structures
Operate heavy dredging equipment to deepen waterways or reclaim earth fill
Operate heavy paving and surfacing equipment to lay, spread or compact concrete, asphalt and other surface materials during highway and road construction
Operate power shovels to excavate rock, ore or other materials from open-pit mines, strip mines, quarries or construction pits
Operate heavy equipment to move, load and unload cargo
Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment and clean, lubricate and refill equipment.
Employment Requirements:
Some secondary school education is required.
Completion of a one- to two-year apprenticeship program
or
Some high school, college or industry courses in heavy equipment operating combined with on-the-job training are required.
Trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Internal company certification may be required by some employers.
Additional Inormation:
Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
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Source Of Info:
National Occupation Classification, (2011)
Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,
February 2012,
Catalogue no. 12-583-X
