Heavy Equipment Operator

3 weeks ago


Cowichan Bay, Canada Gravel Hill Supplies Full time

**Job Vacancy - HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR**
GRAVEL HILL SUPPLIES
Cowichan Bay, BC

**Salary**: $32-$35 per hour

**The opportunity**

This role will serve our yards across the Southern Island.

**The details**
- Effectively and safely operate heavy equipment as part of a team and use machine-specific controls and machine attachments to complete all necessary tasks
- Operate machinery in crowded, fast-paced, uneven working environments and exercise extreme caution with awareness of potential situational hazards to ensure site safety
- Confidently interpret verbal and non-verbal communication, including hand signals, from operators, ground personnel and swampers, and able to act accordingly
- Perform mechanical inspections and servicing, including controls and operations, complete logbooks, perform maintenance and adjustments, and perform machine lubrication
- Effective operation of equipment by recognizing unusual machine movements and sounds
- Recognize existing and potential hazards and identify these via field level pre-job hazard analysis, checking the machine for hazards, and assessing any tasks before start

**What you bring**
- 3+ years’ experience operating excavator or other heavy machinery
- Prior experience on rock trucks, bulldozers or compactors will be considered an asset
- Must have high school diploma or GED
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong, clear communication skill
- Understanding of aggregate or a willingness to learn
- Proven ability to work with shifting priorities and manage time effectively
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills

**We offer**
- Competitive hourly wage
- Two weeks paid vacation annually
- Extended health care, including dental, vision, disability, life and employee-assistance program
- Casual dress
- Professional development opportunities
- A community-focused culture that cares for the history of the company while protecting the environment around it

Does this sound like you? Are you ready to jump into a thriving, busy local company? We want to hear from you Even if you don’t have all of the listed skills in your toolkit, we would still love to hear from you.

As people who have sway in building teams, we know that checking our biases is our responsibility. We come from a range of backgrounds and diverse lived experiences - this makes us better at what we do.

**Reach out**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $32.00-$35.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- This role will work across the Southern Island, from Cowichan Bay south. Are you comfortable with some commuting to job sites?

**Experience**:

- heavy equipment operator: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-06-28



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