Dredge Operators

Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials from lakes, rivers, or streams; and to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.

Job Task

• Starts and stops engines to operate equipment.
• Directs workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredge to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
• Lowers anchor pole to verify depth of excavation, using winch, or scans depth gauge to determine depth of excavation.
• Moves levers to position dredge for excavation, engage hydraulic pump, raise and lower suction boom, and control rotation of cutterhead.
• Starts power winch that draws in or lets out cable to change position of dredge, or pulls in and lets out cable manually.

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