Job Family: 47-0000 Construction and Extraction

Occupational Group: 47-2070 Construction

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: CONSTRUCTION

OCCUPATION: OPERATING TEC & OTHER CONST EQUIP OPERAT

47-2073

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 3 – Pay Band 006

DESCRIPTION

This is work operating one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Starts engine, moves throttle, switches, and levers, and depresses pedals to operate machines, equipment, and attachments.

Drives equipment in successive passes over working area to achieve specified result, such as grade terrain or remove, dump, or spread earth and rock.

Aligns machine, cutterhead, or depth gauge marker with reference stakes and guidelines on ground or positions equipment following hand signals of assistant.

Fastens bulldozer blade or other attachment to tractor, using hitches.

Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor.

Signals operator to guide movement of tractor-drawn machine.

Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on tractor, using grease gun, oilcans, and hand tools.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Operating Vehicles or Equipment / Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
Handling and Moving Objects
/ Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
Performing General Physical Activities / Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment / Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc. / Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or \products.
Monitor Processes, Materials, and/or Surroundings / Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
Controlling Machines and Processes / Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Operation and Control / Controlling operations of equipment or systems
Equipment Maintenance / Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
Repairing / Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
Operation Monitoring / Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
Troubleshooting / Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
Equipment Selection / Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
Mechanical / Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
Building and Construction / Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 10/25/2004

History: 03/17/2003

07/01/2002

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