Posted Jun 10, 2024equipment operator, heavy-duty
Description
Full job description
- Length of Employment: Permanent - full time
- Spoken Language: English
- Length of Shift: 60 to 84 hours per week
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Heavy equipment
Tasks
- Operate heavy equipment
- Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
- Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
- Perform minor repairs to equipment
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Ground Disturbance - Level 1 program
Type of heavy equipment operated
- Backhoe excavator, loader
- Caterpillar (CAT) controls
- Bulldozer, large or small
- Loader
- Front end loader
- Gravel or dump truck
Area of work experience
- Excavation
- Material handling
- Rough grading
- Stock piling
- Stripping
Type of industry experience
- Road construction
- Surface mining
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
- Overtime required
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Safety vest
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Experience
- Experience an asset
$30–$35 an hour