A grader operator is a construction worker who operates a special type of heavy machinery called a grader, which is used to create straight, flat sections of earth; graders can be used, for example, in conducting road construction, leveling parcels of ground for further construction and creating dirt pathways for other machinery needed at the construction site. The information in this book consists of competencies that workers must achieve to enable them to perform tasks such as leveling, spreading, side cutting, ditching, hi-bank cutting, ripping, scarifying of earth materials in construction sites or other locations.