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Hydraulic Excavator Operator

Employer

TerraBurst Inc.

Date Posted

September 28, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Foothills, AB
  • Earnings $37.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Oct 19, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

TerraBurst Inc.

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Hot
  • Cold/refrigerated
  • Dusty
  • Extremely cold

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Sewers and water mains

Tasks

  • Interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to plan methods or sequences of operation
  • Operate heavy equipment
  • Read blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
  • Understand the purpose, proper usgage and information found on material safety data sheets (MSDS)
  • Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
  • Prepare accident reports
  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
  • Perform minor repairs to equipment
  • Supervise crew members
  • Inspect to ensure that safe working conditions are maintained
  • Inspect workplaces for safety or health hazards
  • Assist in constructing underground installations
  • Maintain clean and safe work environment
  • Leading/instructing individuals

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Hydrogen Sulphide Awareness (H2S) Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
  • Ground Disturbance - Level II program

Types of systems

Underground conduits and piping

Area of work experience

  • Backfilling
  • Excavation
  • Sloping and banking
  • Trenching

Type of industry experience

  • Industrial/commercial/institutional (ICI) construction
  • Residential construction

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Travel expenses paid by employer
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Team player
  • Punctuality
  • Hardworking
  • Leadership

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

Evening

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

Learning/training paid by employer


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Hydraulic 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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