Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Skills:
- Operation and Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operation Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
Tasks:
- Learn and follow safety regulations.
- Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
- Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
- Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
- Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
Tools used:
- Dump trucks
- Hydraulic truck cranes
- Power saws
- Scrubbing machines
- Water trucks
Knowledge:
- Mechanical
- Public Safety and Security
Abilities:
- Control Precision
- Depth Perception
- Multilimb Coordination
- Near Vision
- Far Vision