Support Equipment Operator I – Tailings
Job Summary
Operate heavy equipment at a highly skilled level in support of production, including de-watering, material delivery, berm maintenance, and surface maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Operate heavy equipment, including but not limited to haul trucks, water trucks, rubber tire dozers, track dozers, excavators, motor graders, and front-end loaders.
- May assist in training and mentoring other equipment operators.
- Be responsible for understanding changes in assigned work areas and identifying any potential hazards.
- Be responsible for knowing the following procedures: start-up and shut-down, parking, mounting and dismounting, Lock-Out Tag-Out Try-Out (LOTOTO), emergency procedures, fire procedures, working with ground personnel, and Blue Stake.
- May perform duties such as road building, stockpile management, road surface maintenance, building and maintaining road berms, loading trucks, and trenching.
- Be responsible for understanding equipment components and practices that help reduce component damage and wear.
- May be asked to assist with project work, including establishing ramps, establishing pioneer work in non-active mining locations, establishing and maintaining reclamation tailings slopes, and establishing and maintaining reclamation stockpile slopes.
- May perform operations support activities such as barricading shovels and assisting with power cable moves.
- Communicate through a computer dispatching system or two-way radio.
- Perform pre-shift equipment inspections.
Requirements
- 6 months of mobile equipment operating experience.
- Must have completed the required academic and practical competencies, including Line of Progression requirements for internal employees where LOP exists, and have experience demonstrating the required aptitude.
- The selected candidate must demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and skills while also passing a written assessment where required.
- This exam is based on skills and abilities and/or academic knowledge, as well as safety.
Preferred Requirements
- High School diploma or GED