excavator operator
Code 8342.3
The excavator operator (operador de maquinaria pesada) runs excavators and related gear with precision, productivity and safety on site. Use this Job Dictionary profile to profile heavy equipment where errors are costly.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- mechanical systems
- excavation techniques
Skills and competences
- supply machine with appropriate tools
- drive mobile heavy construction equipment
- prevent damage to utility infrastructure
- dig soil mechanically
- dig sewer trenches
- inspect construction sites
- keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
- level earth surface
- operate excavator
- operate GPS systems
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- recognise the hazards of dangerous goods
- work ergonomically
- use safety equipment in construction
Transversal competences
- mechanical tools
- react to events in time-critical environments
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What to assess for this role
Assess skill, safety checklist discipline and equipment care.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does an excavator operator do?
- Runs excavation, loading or grading per plan, reports faults and respects exclusion zones.
- Does «heavy equipment» work as a synonym?
- Yes for search; verify the exact machine in the ad (excavator, loader, backhoe, etc.).
- What to measure when hiring?
- Machine hours/certification, practical test and incident history.
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences