Hydrovac Operator

**Description**

**About the Job**:
**Salary**: $30.00 per hour and up based on experience with many opportunities for pay increases and career advancement

**What You'll Be Doing**:
In this role you will perform functions including:

- Operating hydrovac equipment and performing hydrovac duties in a variety of working environments, including confined spaces.
- Driving our hydrovac trucks (10-15% of total work time).
- Attending safety meetings.
- Performing routine inspections and minor repairs of the hydrovac equipment.
- Preparing work areas by setting up safety measures and addressing potential hazards.
- Documenting and reporting all Badger, Federal, State, and Customer paperwork accurately and efficiently.

**Qualifications**

**What We're Looking For**:

- Valid 1, 3 or DZ license (A-D license in Ontario) with airbrake endorsement; or willingness to obtain it.
- CPR/First Aid, Fall Protection and OSHA 10 certification preferred.
- Preferred experience driving a manual transmission (10-18 speed) without automatic restrictions.
- Ability to work variable shifts with extended hours.
- Must be willing to travel up to 25%
- Must be able to lift, push, pull 50+ pounds and have the physical stamina for manual labor in varying weather conditions.
- Prior hydrovac equipment operation or related industrial experience preferred.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.

**What You'll Need for Success**:

- Customer Service Focused and comfortable with customer interaction.
- Enthusiasm for being part of a safety-focused collaborative team.
- Technology adept.
- Personal Protective Equipment provided.

**What You'll Get in Return**:
Badger offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:

- Competitive weekly pay and overtime opportunities.
- Low-cost Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- RRSP Plan with Employer Matching Contributions.
- Group Life insurance.
- Employee assistance program (EAP) that allows for covered behavioral health visits.
- Competitive Vacation Programs.
- Employee Referral Program.
- Employee Training Program(s).
- Paid Time Off.
- Per Diem.

**About Badger**:
Badger is the largest provider of non-destructive excavating and related services in North America. For over 30 years, we have been innovating cutting-edge technology - like the Badger Hydrovac - and serving a diverse customer base across a broad range of infrastructure industry segments including energy, industrial, construction, telecommunications, transportation and more. We are **efficient**, **safe**, and **reliable**, and we work hard to enable our customers - across a wide range of industries - as they build and maintain the critical infrastructure needs of our communities. We're committed to not just doing the work - but doing good along the way

We hire great people from a wide array of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes Badger stronger.