Maintenance Operator

**Subsidiary**:Miller Paving Limited

**What Does a Maintenance Operator Do?**:
With instructions from the General Foreperson, the Core Operators will work together to perform repairs and maintain the highway infrastructure, so it meets the performance requirements of the Ministry Directed Contract. This could include physically demanding duties such as pothole repairs, installing small signs, end treatments to debris pickup while assisting the emergency response operators and patrollers on the highway. You may be required to operate a loader, crash truck, sign truck, and participate in winter operations as an equipment operator.

**As a Maintenance Operator, You Will**:

- Promote, lead, and execute a Safety-First culture for all employees, sub-contractors, and consultants in compliance with Miller Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies and ensure contractual HSE obligations for the staff and public are met
- Repairs to the highway, including but not limited to, pothole, installing small signs, end treatments, guiderails, washing bridges, sweeping, grass cutting, etc.
- Become familiar with performance requirements of a Ministry Directed contract
- Operate heavy equipment, including winter combination units, spreaders, crash trucks and loaders
- Assist in providing traffic control at work zones and at incident scenes, including the setup and take down of traffic closures
- Provide assistance to the Emergency Response team to implement an emergency plan in situations such as spills, accidents, inclement weather, etc.
- Conduct daily circle checks of equipment before operating
- Clean and maintain equipment and perform minor repairs.
- Perform housekeeping duties to ensure the shop, common areas, and exterior of the yard are clean and safe
- Maintain accurate documentation of hours of service, fuel records, time sheets, etc.
- Respond to calls dispatched from MTO with urgency, complete collision incident reports and liaise with the supervisor and MTO as needed
- Provide traffic control at the accident scene. Set up and take down traffic signs
- Respond to emergency situations such as spills, accidents, inclement weather and assist in implementing an emergency plan as needed
- Communicate with authorities at emergency scenes - Police, Firefighters, etc. and liaise with MTO to assess the need for additional resources
- Conduct daily circle checks on vehicles. Clean and maintain the vehicle and perform minor repairs
- Maintain accurate documentation - hours of service, fuel records, incident reports, time sheets, logs etc
- Other duties as assigned

**What You'll Bring**:

- Knowledge of Ontario Traffic Manual (OTM) Book 7 through prior positions, including landscaping, etc. are strong assets
- Crash Truck experience is an asset
- Highway maintenance experience is considered an asset
- Class D commercial license with air brake endorsement (Z) and a clean driver’s abstract
- Willingness to learn and appreciate Miller values - safety, quality, and integrity so we can continue “Building Greatness”
- Excellent team player to work productively in a highly functional team
- Flexibility and organizational skills to multitask and manage time in a fast-paced environment with rapidly shifting priorities
- Mechanical knowledge and experience with general equipment maintenance and operation of small tools and heavy equipment
- Basic computer knowledge
- Effective communication (both written and verbal) to accurately document daily activities
- Customer service oriented to effectively communicate with various stake holders (MTO, general public) and attend to their concerns with utmost sense of urgency
- Problem solving skills and decision-making skills
- Willingness to remain on-call occasionally and work assigned day, night, and weekend shifts
- Ability to perform manual labour and lift up to 25 kilograms
- Miller is proud to provide this unique career opportunity, we offer continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package. At our core; we are our people. We succeed because we respect our people and invest in their development, safety and well-being. Miller is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion are key attributes to building greatness. Miller’s core values of Integrity and Community welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Accountability, means that we own our actions, our decisions and our results. As a Miller employee, this will ultimately be your commitment to our inclusive culture._