GPS DOZER OPERATOR

Granite Construction•Wichita Falls, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Granite Construction is seeking a GPS Dozer Operator to join their team. This role involves operating a tractor equipped with a concave blade to efficiently push material, level terrain, and distribute earth for road and building construction. The position includes on-the-job training and requires the ability to finish slopes and stay busy. Granite Construction is a large, established company with a long history in heavy civil contracting and construction materials production, emphasizing employee value and career building.

Requirements

GPS experience able to push material efficiently, able to finish slopes and stay busy.
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

Operates tractor equipped with concave blade attached across front to gouge out, level, and distribute earth and to push trees and rocks from land preparatory to constructing roads and buildings.
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.