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Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane)  (NOC 7421)
Toronto Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Heavy equipment operators operate heavy equipment used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures; in surface mining and quarrying activities; and in material handling work. They are employed by construction companies, heavy equipment contractors, public works departments and pipeline, logging, cargo-handling and other companies.

backhoe operator, bulldozer operator, excavator operator, gradall operator, grader operator, heavy equipment operator, heavy equipment operator apprentice, loader operator – construction, side boom tractor operator, surface mining equipment operator.

Heavy equipment operators perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Operate heavy equipment such as backhoes, bulldozers, loaders and graders to excavate, move, load and grade earth, rock, gravel or other materials during construction and related activities
  • Operate bulldozers or other heavy equipment to clear brush and stumps prior to logging activities and to build roads at logging and surface mining sites
  • Operate heavy equipment with pile driver head to drive piling into earth to provide support for buildings, bridges or other structures
  • Operate heavy dredging equipment to deepen waterways or reclaim earth fill
  • Operate heavy paving and surfacing equipment to lay, spread or compact concrete, asphalt and other surface materials during highway and road construction
  • Operate power shovels to excavate rock, ore or other materials from open-pit mines, strip mines, quarries or construction pits
  • Operate heavy equipment to move, load and unload cargo
  • Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment and clean, lubricate and refill equipment.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, Oshawa, Vaughan, Ajax, Aurora, Beaverton, Bowmanville, Caledon, Cannington, East Gwillimbury, Halton Hills, King City, Markham, Milton, Newmarket, Oakville, Pickering, Port Perry, Richmond Hill, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Acton, Algonquin Island, Bolton, Briars Park, Brooklin, Caledon East, Centre Island, Delrex, Dorset Park, Franklin Beach, Gaud Corners, Georgetown, Glen Williams, Jacksons Point, Marywood Meadows, Mono Road, Mossington Park, Newcastle, Nobleton, Norval, Orono, Port Darlington, Stouffville, Sutton, Toronto Islands, Uxbridge, Ward's Island, Wildwood, Wilmot Creek

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Jobs for Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) in Toronto Region

Job opportunities from Job Bank and contributing job sites are updated daily.

There are 20 job postings in Toronto Region.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the regional level.
Date Posted Job Title Employer Location Source
2013-06-18 Groove-cutting machine operator (saw-cutter - asphalt/concrete) Cal-Crush Construction Inc
  • Newmarket
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2013-06-18 Bulldozer operator J. Jenkins & Son Landscape Contractors Limited
  • Newmarket
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-18 Bobcat operator Nature Bound Pools & Spas
  • East Gwillimbury
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-18 Excavator operator J. Jenkins & Son Landscape Contractors Limited
  • Newmarket
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-17 Loader operator - construction (for Landscape Supply Yard) Islington Nurseries Ltd.
  • Etobicoke
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-14 Heavy equipment operator Bradley Compact Excavation Inc.
  • Newmarket
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-14 Excavator operator 766585 Ontario Inc. o/a Nu-Con Contracting
  • Newmarket
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-14 Bobcat operator Access Paving and Interlock Inc.
  • Vaughan
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-14 heavy equipment operator CORE EARTHWORKS LTD. (110875)
  • Milton
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-06-13 Heavy equipment operator (Equipment Operator - Afternoon-Night Shift) Miller Waste Systems
  • Markham
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-13 Asphalt plant operator (Operator/Supervisor for Asphalt Emulsion Plant) Coco Paving Inc.,
  • Mississauga
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-12 heavy equipment operator BUDGET ENVIRONMENTAL DISPOSAL INC
  • Mississauga
Workopolis Workopolis
2013-06-10 Excavating machine operator CedarGreen Landscape
  • Vaughan
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-07 Heavy construction-equipment operator (for construction) Agatha Excavators Limited
  • Brampton
Job Bank Job Bank
2013-06-01 front end loader operator Dean Group
  • Campbellville
Monster Monster
2013-06-01 front end loader operator Dean Group
  • Campbellville
Monster Monster
2013-06-01 front end loader operator Dean Group
  • Campbellville
Monster Monster
2013-06-01 front end loader operator Dean Group
  • Campbellville
Monster Monster
2013-06-01 front end loader operator Dean Group
  • Campbellville
Monster Monster
2013-05-29 Heavy equipment operator (Fuch Crane - Scrap Handling Attachment) Triple M Metal
  • Brampton
Job Bank Job Bank

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