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Excavator Operator

Employer

GS Construction

Date Posted

August 26, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Acheson, AB
  • Earnings $35.00 to $45.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 12  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Sep 16, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

GS Construction

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Dusty
  • Dangerous

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Sewers and water mains
  • Pipeline construction (large diameter)

Tasks

  • Operate heavy equipment
  • Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
  • Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
  • Prepare accident reports
  • Secure special attachments to equipment
  • Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
  • Perform minor repairs to equipment

Type of heavy equipment operated

  • Backhoe excavator, loader
  • Trencher, large or small

Area of work experience

  • Ditching
  • Excavation
  • Material handling
  • Sloping and banking

Type of industry experience

Industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI) construction

Security and safety

Drug test

Transportation/travel information

Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

Bonus

Other benefits

Other benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Excavator Operator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane)
OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating bulldozers and heavy dredging, paving and surfacing equipment to deepen waterways, reclaim earth fill, lay, spread and compact concrete, asphalt and other surface materials during highway and road construction; and in operating power shovels to excavate rock, ore and other materials from open-pit mines, strip mines, quarries and construction pits

METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to move, load and unload cargo and to clear brush and stumps before logging activities using bulldozers and other heavy equipment

innovative

Interest in conducting pre-operational checks on equipment and in cleaning, lubricating and refilling equipment, and in building roads at logging and surface mining sites using bulldozers and other heavy equipment

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