Machine Operator - Grader Operator at ManPower Services

Job Ref.     MN 7149     
    
Job Profile - Responsibilities

- Operate the grader and other heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Perform daily maintenance and safety checks of equipment.
- Precisely operate grader blade to windrow gravel to the center of the road.
- Operate grader controls to regulate height and angle of the grader blade and lower scarifier to loosen packed soil to permit grading.
- Ensure a sound understanding of the issues involving ground disturbance.
- Driver grader in successive passes over working area, observing reference stakes or hand signals of other workers, to level the surface to the specified grade.
- Feel levers and listen to equipment sounds to determine the depth of the cut.
- Operate Grader on public roadways, maintaining proper awareness of ones surroundings.
- Finish grade base surface preparation to within half an inch.
- Perform routine cleaning and maintenance to ensure smooth operation of the grader.
- Any other related duties instructed by the supervisor on site.
 
Personal Profile - Qualifications

- Applicants should have 10-12 years experience operating road construction graders.
- Knowledge of grader and other heavy equipment.
- Knowledge road construction materials, road construction processes and industry requirements.
- Understanding of computerized controls and electronics.