Pile Driver Operators
Occupations:
Pile Driver OperatorsOperating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsConstruction LaborersExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningIndustrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsIndustries:
Taxi and Limousine ServiceSchool and Employee Bus TransportationMachinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant WholesalersOther Transportation Equipment ManufacturingBuilding Material and Supplies DealersPile Driver Operators Job Duties: Work from machine cabs to direct operation of machine using pedals and levers.
Move construction materials, earth, and other heavy materials at construction sites and mines.
Clear land to prepare it for construction of roads,
Drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures, such as buildings, bridges, and piers.
Use pile driver head on machine to drive pilings.
Judge distance and position piling leads.
Host piling into leads.
Position hammers over pilings.
Activate power hammers.
Raise and lower drophammers to drive piles.
Continue dropping drophammers until task is completed.
Use multiple controls to operate equipment.
Oil and service machine as needed.
Select appropriate attachments.
Confer with building or project supervisor on job specifications.
Comply with safety codes.
Refill equipment.
Dig trenches.
Hoist heavy construction materials.