Excavator Operator - Edmonton, Canada - Whissell Contracting

Whissell Contracting
Whissell Contracting
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Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

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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
pay

  • 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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