Horizontal Directional Driller/equipment Operator

Solo Cable is currently seeking a Horizontal Directional Driller to join our operations in **Brantford **for a **permanent, full-time** position.
- Local Work - based out of Brantford
- Work may extend to 200 kilometers

Solo Cable is Ontario’s leader in fiber optic engineering and installation. Established in 2002, Solo Cable provides fiber optic engineering, design, and construction for industrial, commercial, and residential clients. We are committed to excellence, providing “best in standard practices” for quality, safety, and fair pricing. Solo is dedicated to serving our customers with passion, precision, and integrity.

**Solo Cable is confident in offering a competitive compensation package including**:

- Competitive wages
- Comprehensive benefit program; extended health care, vision, dental, life, employee and family assistance program, travel insurance
- Paid training
- Employer Matched Pension
- Cross-training
- Uniform discount programs

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Willing to work overtime, weekends, evenings
- Able to do physically demanding work i.e., digging and carrying of heavy equipment
- Able to work in varied weather conditions
- Must be willing to cross-train and develop skill set
- Must be safety conscious
- Advanced math skills
- Excellent collaboration/communication skills; able to communicate and receive direction from others
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and repetitive tasks, managing time efficiently
- Mechanically inclined; able to maintain company truck, machinery or tools assigned, trouble-shoot, repair and replace as appropriate
- Geographical knowledge sufficient to read maps and follow directions
- Competent problem-solving skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Able to work efficiently with mínimal supervision; Self-motivated, disciplined, organized and a team player
- Must adhere to all company specific policies and regulations

**Responsibilities**:

- In **conjunction** with locator, operate the directional drill using the selected bore heads and back reamers to place cables and / or ducts
- Performs box locating, directional drilling, installation of conduits for various cables, installation of pedestals and concrete bases, flush mount vaults and enclosures
- Coordinates drilling activities with other activities, positioning or moving of loads and conduct in response to hand or audio signals from team members
- Understand how to lay out a bore path with plans and locates
- Complete a range of physically demanding tasks like: handling and distributing materials, loading and unloading vehicles with supplies and equipment, lift/carry tools and equipment throughout a work site, restore work sites, installing/coupling conduits and pulling cable/fibers, and hand dig trenches.
- Take part in ensuring the maintenance of vehicles and equipment daily
- Read and interpret plans, blue-prints, _as-built_ drawings and locates

**Requirements**:

- **Minimum 1 Year Previous Horizontal Drill experience**:

- **Must have valid G Ontario Driver’s Licence - AZ preferred**:

- **Criminal Background Check**:

- **Clean Driver’s Abstract/CVOR Abstract to be insurable**:

- **Must provide your own Steel Toed Safety boots and work pants**:

- **Language: fluent in English**:

- **Must be eligible to work in Canada**:

- **Experience in Telecommunication Construction an asset**:

- **Previous experience working with Telecommunication Fiber Optic and Coax installation is an asset**:

- **Experience operating heavy equipment an asset**

**APPLY TODAY and INCLUDE**:

- Cover Letter
- Resume
- 2 Professional References

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $25.00-$30.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

**Experience**:

- HD Driller: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- fluent English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- AZ or DZ licence (preferred)
- Class G Licence (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 50% (preferred)