Quarry Operative

**Quarryman - Labourer**

**Nelson Granite - Kenora, ON**

**Full-Time Permanent**

**Work Setting**

**Industrial Workplace - safety boots are required; all other PPE provided**

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**Drilling using specialized rock drills**

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**Driving various pieces of equipment, including but not limited to, tractors, rock trucks, large loaders, rock drills, etc.**

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**Loading and prepping blasts**

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**Sizing blocks with specialized machines**

**Specific Skills Required**

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**Ability to handle physical labour**

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**Ability to accurately read a tape measure**

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**Mining experience and/or Common Core would be an asset**

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**Operating heavy machinery would be an asset**

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**Ability to work outside all year-round in all weather conditions**

**Physical Capabilities/Personal Suitability**

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**Fast-paced environment that changes quickly**

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**Great team atmosphere**

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**Repetitive tasks**

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**High attention to workplace safety**

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**Reliable and dependable**

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**Well-organized**

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**Good problem-solving skills**

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**Good decision-making skills**

**Training available on all machines and equipment. Safety training also available.**

**Must have G licence and reliable transportation. Quarries located north of Kenora**

**Very competitive wages, benefits package with RRSP matching program**

**Monday-Thursday schedule with every Friday and weekend off and no shift work**

Pay: $28.00-$30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 47 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

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

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- No weekends

Work Location: On the road