Backhoe Operator

5 months ago


Calgary, Canada North Star Contracting Inc Full time

Complete hazard assessments
- Complete daily preventative maintenance checks on equipment.
- Able to excavate mainline and service trenches
- Able to excavate tie-ins
- Crane pipe
- Operate a hoe packer

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Knowledge of heavy equipment operations and site activities
- Problem solving and decision making capabilities
- Underground (water and sewer) experience is preferred.
- Understand elevations and grading
- Listens to direction
- Strong communication skills
- Dedicated, reliable, hard-working
- Must be able to work as a member of a greater team

**Education**:

- Class 5 operators license
- Clean drivers abstract
- Construction Safety Training System (CSTS) Certification
- Active Ground Disturbance
- Active Confined Space

**Work Environment and Physical Requirements**:

- Must be available to work long hours including evenings and weekends during the work season April to December.
- Must be physically fit to perform manual labour in all types of environments and conditions, including heavy lifting.
- Must have CSA approved safety boots.

Pay: From $32.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay
- Retention bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Backhoe: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person


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