Finish Dozer Operator (Heavy Civil Construction)

Granite Construction • Orlando, FL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Finish Dozer Operator to join our dynamic construction team. In this role, you will be responsible for operating heavy-duty bulldozers to perform precise grading, leveling, and site preparation tasks essential for construction projects.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent years of experience
• Proper certification required
• Completion of an apprenticeship program required.
• Appropriate training and experience required
• Read engineering drawing
• Practice good safety habits
• Work in dusty or dirty surroundings
• Follow instructions and meet set standards
• Judge distances and slopes accurately
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards.
• Stoop, bend, and crouch
• Use hands, arms, and legs fully
• See well (either naturally or with correction)
• Lift up to 50 pounds, with frequent lifting and carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Operate finish dozers and other heavy machinery such as loaders, excavators, graders, water trucks, dump trucks, backhoes, and horizontal drilling equipment to perform grading, excavation, and site leveling tasks.
• Fastens attachments to tractor with clevis or wedge-pin hitches.
• Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment.
• Moves levers to control tool bars, carriers, and disks.
• Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver tractor and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to clear right-of-way.
• Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut.
• Drives bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade.
• May grease, oil, and repair tractor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED