Grader Operator Volker Stevin Contracting Calgary, AB Seasonal Application Deadline: 21/03/2025
2 weeks ago
Job Locations: The position requires travel to various locations in the Calgary region (AB).
Wage: $36 – $42 /hour (based on skill level; salary increases as per Company policy).
Employment terms and conditions: Permanent, Full-Time, 30 to 70 hours/week, Morning, Day, Weekend, Overtime.
Benefits: Dental and health care plan, Life and ADD Insurance.
Anticipated start date: As soon as possible.
Job requirements:
Language: Basic English.
Education: Not required.
Experience: 5 years of related experience.
Area of work experience: Rough and fine grading and finishing.
Type of heavy equipment operated: Grader, Excavator, Scraper.
Work Site Environment: Work is performed in an outdoor setting, which could include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt.
Work conditions and physical capabilities: Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Fast-paced environment, Overtime required, Must be physically capable of lifting and carrying a minimum of 40 lbs. repetitively on a regular basis.
Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
Security and safety: Driving record check (abstract) not required for the position but may be needed to perform certain tasks. Must comply with the company's drug and alcohol testing requirements.
The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following:
Qualifications & Experience
Duties:
Reporting to the Foreman, the Grader Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the self-propelled motor grader. The Grader Operator performs either rough or fine grade finishing, precisely spreading and mixing materials in order to dry and prep roads, construct road surfaces to precise grade specifications, lay cold mix, and/or shave and rip out old road surfaces.
- Operate heavy equipment (motor grader) in a safe and appropriate manner and maintain proper awareness of one's surroundings while operating the grader on public roadways.
- Clean and lubricate equipment, and refill equipment tanks.
- Operate computer-controlled equipment.
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment.
- Secure special attachments to equipment.
- Perform routine cleaning, daily maintenance, and safety checks on equipment.
- Precisely operate the grader blade to windrow gravel to the center of the road.
- Operate grader controls to regulate the height and angle of the grader blade and lower to loosen packed soil to permit grading.
- Drive the grader in a successive pass over the working area, observing reference stakes or hand signals of other workers, to level the surface to the specified grade.
- Feel levers and listen to equipment sounds to determine the depth of the cut and finish-grade base surface preparation within half an inch.
- Ensure the grader is in proper gear and is not moving too fast for working conditions.
- Knowledge of issues involving ground disturbance.
- Operate related equipment as required (e.g., excavator, scraper, etc.)
- Other related duties and tasks as required.
How to apply:
By email: careersvolker@volkerstevin.ca
Job ID: RQ25048
Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, and Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.
About Volker Stevin Contracting
Since 1978, Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. has been one of the premier civil contractors in the Calgary region. We are a well-established and highly respected general contractor with a wealth of experience and expertise in projects ranging from $10,000 to $150,000,000. We take great pride in delivering top quality projects on time and on budget. As one of the larger local contractors, we have the personnel, resources, and equipment to ensure timely delivery of the projects to which we commit. Our resource pool offers us approximately 800 employees, from general laborers to the most highly skilled equipment operators, foremen, superintendents, and project managers, all within the City of Calgary and area.
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