Bulldozer Operator

• Location 172 W 4TH ST,Apopka, FL, ,United States
• Job Category EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITIONS
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Required Degree High school

Southland Construction, Inc is a general contractor providing vertical, heavy highway, and utility construction services in Florida since 1977. Southland has employed as many as 205 full time experienced people with a wide variety of talents second to none in the construction industry. We perform services for both public and private clients.

• Operates bulldozer equipped with concave blade to gouge out, level, and distribute earth to prepare for constructing roads
• Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower, or tilt attachment
• Moves levers to control tool bars, carrier, and disks
• Moves levers and depresses pedals to maneuver tractor and raise, lower, and tilt attachment to clear right-of-way
• Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut
• Drives bulldozer in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals
• Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on tractor, using grease gun, oil cans, and hand tools
• Other duties as required

• 3-5 years of experience operating a bulldozer
• Knowledge of GPS systems preferred, but not required