excavator operator
Posted on April 11, 2024
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Employer details
Weinrich Contracting Ltd.
Job details
*Excavator Operator*
At WCL, we pride ourselves on being the premier company on which Albertans rely for civil and oilfield projects. We specialize in excavation, road construction, subdivision development, oil and gas, energy and industrial site preparation, and general contracting. Since 1978, WCL has maintained a rapid growth rate, now employing over 200 employees in peak season. Each piece of equipment in our fleet receives routine maintenances to ensure they meet our standards of performance. The health and safety of our workers remains our top priority. WCL offers a fantastic opportunity to join a leading team in the heavy civil construction industry with potential for year-round work. WCL offers a friendly, fast paced environment that offers career advancement, great benefits, and support from a strong team of professionals.
*Roles and Responsibilities: *
- Adhere to workplace safety policies, regulations, and compliances. Identify any defects in heavy equipment, communicate any unsafe conditions, incidents/injuries in a timely manner to the supervisor to facilitate proper correction and reporting.
- Perform pre and post trip inspections every day and record it accordingly. This requires climbing onto the machine and checking levels and minor maintenance such as cleaning or lubrication.
- Operate the excavator in a safe manner avoiding any utilities, employees, or any other miscellaneous items on item
- Operate the excavator in a safe manner to perform activities such as but not limited to, loading trucks, backfilling, trenching, ditching, slope work, clearing, fine grading and final clean up
- Operate the excavator using various attachments from breakers, twist wrist, clean-up, digging buckets, etc.
- Perform other construction duties as needed
- Safely and properly change between buckets using hydraulics or manual quick-attach
- Attend all morning meetings and refresher courses to ensure responsible equipment operation
- Reliably show up for work following the schedule on time.
*Job Requirements:*
· Prior experience operating excavators
· A sound understanding of health and safety codes
· Have a reliable ride to and from work
· Positive outlook and willingness to learn
· Ability to follow instructions and collaboration in a respectful, productive manner
*Why work for WCL?*
*-*Boot allowance after a full season
*- *Custom WCL vest after 3 seasons
*- *Benefits
*- *Company Events
*Terms and Conditions:*
· Compensation for this position includes the rate of *$32-40 *
· Your income will be paid to you on a _*biweekly*_basis through direct deposits
· Payment of overtime, for overtime eligible positions, will be paid for all hours worked in excess of 44 hours within one week.
· Seasonal employment will be defined as all work taking place between the months of April ? October.
· The normal work hours are as follows during seasonal peak periods (April 01 ? October 31):
*A) 12 days on ? followed by 2 days off*
*B) 11 hours a day (7:00 am ? 6:00 pm)*
*Benefits*
· The Alberta Blue Cross Benefit plan will be effective 2 months after the employment start date.
· The Alberta Blue Cross Benefit Plan will be terminated on the employees last day of employment (layoff, quit, or fired), or October 31, whichever occurs first.
· _The Alberta Blue Cross Benefit Plan includes health, dental, vision, EFAP, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment. _
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $34.00 per hour
Benefits:
* Dental care
* Extended health care
* Vision care
Application question(s):
* When are you avaliable to start?
* Are you located in Edmonton or prepared to be working locally in Edmonton?
Experience:
* finishing: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2024-04-30
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LocationNisku, AB
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Salary$34.00HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
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