Equipment Operator/winter Control Operator

2 months ago


Guelph, Canada The City of Guelph Full time

About Our Organization:
When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Job Summary:
Resumes are being accepted for the position of

**Hours of Work**

40 hours per week. Any eight (8) consecutive hours between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Thursday and between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm on Fridays. Shift work may be a requirement of this position during winter control. Stand by and on-call may be a requirement of this position.

**Your Role**
- Perform duties in the development, maintenance and operation of the Operations Department related to concrete and boulevard activities and roads winter control.
- Operate various types of equipment including but not limited to front-end loaders with or without loader plow attachment, dump trucks, large plate tampers and small equipment, including auxiliary attachments, in a safe and efficient manner.
- Perform various duties specific to boulevard maintenance activities including but not limited to concrete base preparation, forming, pouring and finishing. Additional duties include restoration/repair of disturbed boulevards using top soil, seed/sod.
- Perform various duties relating to winter control of roadways including operating a combination tandem truck with plow and wing and other relevant machinery, manual snow and ice clearing and manual salting and sanding equipment.
- Comply with all applicable regulations and requirements of the Occupational Health & Safety Act, the Highway Traffic Act, all Federal, Provincial and City regulations, policies and procedures.
- Remove obstacles hazardous to employees or the public or that interfere with the safe operation of vehicles or equipment.
- Accurate and timely completion of daily activity time sheets including reporting of materials used and work completed, inspection and reporting forms.
- Report on variances in daily work plans.
- Immediately report vandalism, mechanical difficulties, damage and hazardous conditions.
- Actively participate in a team environment.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum Grade 12 education is required.
- Experience related to the duties listed above with includes 5 months of Plow and Wing experience on a D-Z class vehicle would be an asset
- Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of tools, equipment and procedures relevant to concrete and boulevard maintenance activities.
- Must be a reliable self-starter, able to make decisions and function with minimum supervision.
- Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
- Have the ability to deal with the public in a cordial manner and work well in a team environment.
- Ability to perform a variety of physical activities including lifting, digging, shoveling, raking and climbing ladders and be able to actively participate in daily activities, working within live traffic conditions and adverse weather conditions.
- Basic understanding of and experience with computers.
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act.

**Rate**

$27.33 per hour

**How to Apply**

**Wednesday, May 3, 2023**. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered. Proof of qualifications will be requested at the interview stage.

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.


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