Winter Equipment Operators
4 months ago
**Department**:Public Works
**Location**:Multiple Locations
**Zone**: 21 and 22
**Type of Employment**:Spare Classification
**Union Status**: CUPE - NSPG
**Closing Date**:20-Sep-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
Under Article 13 of the Collective Agreement between the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1867, the following opportunity is being posted.
**About Us**:
**Job Fair**:
**About Our Opportunity**:
Once all training hours are complete, spare operators are called in on an "as needed” basis and paid for hours worked or may be eligible for full-time hours. In this case, you are placed on a 90-hour wage schedule and guaranteed a minimum 90 hours of pay per biweekly period, including a premium of $0.95 per hour for the duration of the winter season.
You are responsible for operating snow removal equipment such as snowplows, graders, and loaders. This includes general maintenance of the equipment, pre-and-post trip inspections, and daily logs. You may also be required to perform other work, such as maintaining signs, road surface repairs and traffic control.
**Qualifications and Experience**:
Two years of experience or an acceptable equivalency of education, training, and relevant experience.
Minimum of Class III license with air brake endorsement.
Reading and writing skills are required to understand department documentation and to complete daily logs, inspection reports, etc.
The following is not required but considered helpful:
- A professional driving course from a recognized truck driving training facility
- Knowledge of hydraulic systems and mechanical skills
- Training completed at any accredited heavy/commercial equipment training institute
- Previous experience driving a manual transmission, operating trucks with salt and plow equipment, and/or knowledge of salt spreading systems
You are flexible, self-motivated, and comfortable working in all weather conditions. You are respectful and understand the value of good customer service. You will be working around environmental hazards, various traffic conditions and occasional work performed in a mechanical environment.
**Additional Information**:
**Pay Grade**: EQP OPER
**Salary Range**: $23.65** **Hourly
**Employment Equity Statement**:
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