Excavator Operator

8 hours ago

Nisku, Canada Weinrich Contracting Ltd. Full time

**Excavator Operator**

At WCL, we pride ourselves on being the premier company on which Albertans rely for civil and oilfield projects. We specialize in excavation, road construction, subdivision development, oil and gas, energy and industrial site preparation, and general contracting. Since 1978, WCL has maintained a rapid growth rate, now employing over 200 employees in peak season. Each piece of equipment in our fleet receives routine maintenances to ensure they meet our standards of performance. The health and safety of our workers remains our top priority. WCL offers a fantastic opportunity to join a leading team in the heavy civil construction industry with potential for year-round work. WCL offers a friendly, fast paced environment that offers career advancement, great benefits, and support from a strong team of professionals.

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Adhere to workplace safety policies, regulations, and compliances. Identify any defects in heavy equipment, communicate any unsafe conditions, incidents/injuries in a timely manner to the supervisor to facilitate proper correction and reporting.
- Perform pre and post trip inspections every day and record it accordingly. This requires climbing onto the machine and checking levels and minor maintenance such as cleaning or lubrication.
- Operate the excavator in a safe manner avoiding any utilities, employees, or any other miscellaneous items on item
- Operate the excavator in a safe manner to perform activities such as but not limited to, loading trucks, backfilling, trenching, ditching, slope work, clearing, fine grading and final clean up
- Operate the excavator using various attachments from breakers, twist wrist, clean-up, digging buckets, etc.
- Perform other construction duties as needed
- Safely and properly change between buckets using hydraulics or manual quick-attach
- Attend all morning meetings and refresher courses to ensure responsible equipment operation
- Reliably show up for work following the schedule on time.

**Job Requirements**:
Job Specific Competencies:

- Prior experience operating excavators
- A sound understanding of health and safety codes
- Have a reliable ride to and from work

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Personal Abilities:

- Positive outlook and willingness to learn
- Ability to follow instructions and collaboration in a respectful, productive manner

**Why work for WCL?**
- Boot allowance after a full season
- Custom WCL vest after 3 seasons
- Benefits
- Room to progress in your career

**About Weinrich Contracting Ltd.**:
Weinrich Contracting Ltd. is an earth works and heavy civil construction company who specializes in excavation, road construction, subdivision development, site preparation, site clean-up, oil and gas construction, and reclamation. WCL predominantly operates in the urban Edmonton and surrounding area, but often operate in the northern and central Alberta oil and gas industry. WCL offers a fantastic opportunity to join a leading team in the heavy civil construction industry. We offer a friendly, fast paced environment with plenty of room for career advancement, great benefits, and a strong team of professionals.

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