Equipment Operator

Equipment Operator - VEH003418

Employment Type: Labour Service (seasonal)

Location(s): SK-Central East-Melville

Ministry: 016 Highways

Salary Range: $24.107-$30.214 Hourly

Grade: SGEU.06.

The Ministry of Highways, Yorkton District Operations, is seeking an Equipment Operator, one for the Melville Section.

As a member of the Section Crew, you will operate, service, and maintain heavy equipment such as tandem trucks with hydrodrum, spinner, and snowplow attachments; motor graders; and front-end loaders. You will perform various highway maintenance functions in the summer and snow and ice removal in the winter months. You will keep records and logs of hours of operation, repairs, and amounts of materials applied to highways. In the absence of the supervisor, you may be assigned supervisory responsibilities.

You will work under extreme and changing climate conditions and must be willing to travel and work flexible hours. You must be able and willing to work in physically demanding conditions and perform physical labour, heavy lifting, and climbing.

To qualify for this position, you must hold a valid Class 1A license.

Candidates must be able to perform the duties of this position in a safe manner. A criminal record check and a driver's abstract will be requirements of this job.

Preference will be given to qualified equity group members who self-declare in this online application, as identified in "diversity groups" below

Diversity Groups: Aboriginal persons

Hours of Work: C - SGEU Regulated 37.33 - one day off every three weeks

Number of Openings: 1

Closing Date: Jun 28, 2024, 12:59:00 AM