Operating Engineer (0365HYV1) Hybrid

Site Work Specialists, Inc.

Registered 2025

South Dakota (OA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

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Skills

OJT hours

Update job related knowledge or skills.

240

Learn and follow safety regulations.

Position construction or extraction equipment.

720

Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.

Monitor construction operations.

480

Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.

Operate equipment or vehicles to clear construction sites or move materials.

1.2K

Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain.
Operate tractors or bulldozers to perform such tasks as clearing land, mixing sludge, trimming backfills, or building roadways or parking lots.
Operate loaders to pull out stumps, rip asphalt or concrete, rough-grade properties, bury refuse, or perform general cleanup.

Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.

240

Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.

Maintain construction tools or equipment.

240

Repair and maintain equipment, making emergency adjustments or assisting with major repairs as necessary.

Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning.

240

Signal operators to guide movement of tractor-drawn machines.

Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.

240

Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.

Communicate with clients about products, procedures, and policies.

240

Talk to clients and study instructions, plans, or diagrams to establish work requirements.

Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.

220

Talk to clients and study instructions, plans, or diagrams to establish work requirements.

Install equipment attachments or components.

500

Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.
Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors, using hitches.

Record operational or environmental data.

240