Excavator Operator - Edmonton, Canada - Whissell Contracting
Description
General Responsibilities:
- Operates in crowded, fastpaced working environments, and exercises extreme caution with awareness of potential situational hazards to ensure site safety.
- Performs effective and safe operation of equipment.
- Recognizes existing and potential hazards and knows how to identify these through conducting a fieldlevel prejob hazard analysis, checking the machine for hazards, and assessing any tasks before starting.
- Responsible for the installation of different types/sizes of pipes e.g. Storm, water, and sewer pipe
- Responsible for the movement of pipe and placing gravel at specified grades
- Assist with backfill and compacting of excavation
Experience/Qualifications:
- 23 or more years of running a Mainline Excavator
- Underground Utility and Earthworks construction experience are required.
- High attention to detail is required.
- Pay to be determined by skill and experience.
- Ensure compliance with all Company policies, OH & S Legislation, and WCB reporting procedures.
- Understand and maintain quality and production standards and work to achieve established production goals.
- Must have your own transportation.
- Must have own steeltoes safety boots.
- Seasonal, fulltime, and weekends
What We Offer
- Competitive total compensation package commensurate with level of experience
- Comprehensive Health, Dental and vision benefits plan, Life insurance and long term disability.
- Company matched RRSP Program
- Professional and Career development opportunities ( WIT program for training and operator competencies)
- Strong commitment to safety in the workplace
- Safety Incentive, Retention Incentive, and Safety Awards
- SPIRIT of Values employee rewards and recognition program
Work Environment:
Outdoors, confined spaces, and must be able to work in all types of weather conditions.
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
- Overtime
- Retention bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edmonton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What equipment have you used in the past?
- What roles have you held in previous construction jobs?
Experience:
- Finishing grade: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location:
In person
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