Winter Seasonal Operator, Highway Maintenance

Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Date Posted: Jan 22, 2025
Job ID: R22854
Job Status: Part-Time

Description

Are you tired of traveling elsewhere for work? Looking to be to be closer to home, and to be a bigger part of your community? Ledcor Highways Ltd. (LHL) has long-term stable road maintenance career opportunities. With contracts up to seven years in length, LHL offers you the stability of seasonal year-round employment, and the chance to make long-term plans all while being part of a great team dedicated to safe operations.

We are looking for enthusiastic and team-oriented people to join our team that helps keep our Alberta provincial highways safe. You have a Class 1 or Class 3 license and a desire to work for a community-minded organization. We offer industry leading wages, excellent training, benefits, RRSP and career growth potential with advancement opportunities within our diversified company. You will be responsible for winter and seasonal maintenance of Alberta highways, using various heavy equipment.

Essential Responsibilities
- Operate snowplow trucks, wheel loaders, and other equipment as required
- Maintain Alberta provincial highways on a seasonal basis, including assisting with Labourer duties (crack sealing, pothole repair, bridge and signage cleaning, hazard remediation, etc.)
- Work outside in all weather conditions

**Qualifications**:

- Successfully complete pre-employment drug and alcohol testing
- Be able to perform physically demanding tasks
- Possess a valid Class 1 or 3 driver’s license with air endorsement
- Provide a 3-year driver’s abstract
- Previous experience operating a snowplow truck and/or wheel loader is a strong asset

Work Conditions
- Applicants that are local may be given preference due to the location of the work
- As LHL is obligated to respond to various weather patterns, some shift work, on-call, and night shift will be required
- Benefits and RRSP provided by CLAC

Rates & Premiums:

- Will be provided a base hourly rate from $26/hour to $29.25/hour based on experience
- Operators will be eligible to receive premiums starting at $8/hour, when performing winter maintenance operations
- Operators will be eligible to receive a premium starting at $14/hour when performing winter operations as a Class 1 operator and while operating the tow plow unit

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Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

We are committed to the long-term success and wellbeing of our employees. Employees are provided with a comprehensive health and benefits package which includes extended health and dental, vision care, disability, and life insurance coverage as well as access to mental health and wellness resources through an employee family assistance program.

Employees also receive a competitive retirement package. These programs are administered through the Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable collective agreement.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

7008 Roper Road NW, Edmonton, AB