Chip Seal Equipment Operator

3 days ago

Calgary, Canada LaPrairie Group Full time

**LaPrairie Works Inc (LWI)** is an experienced highway maintenance and construction contractor, operating long term contracts throughout Alberta and British Columbia.

LaPrairie Works Inc offer a diverse and positive working environment and in conjunction with highly competitive annual compensation and comprehensive benefits.

LaPrairie Works Inc is known throughout our industry as a quality contractor of choice and will accept nothing less from its employees.

**Position Description**

The Chip Seal equipment operator operates a variety of Chip Seal equipment used in the chip seal surface maintenance and repair of gravel roads, paved highways, and other large job sites.

This position is required to work in the Calgary area, with the possibility of other locations dependent on work requirements.

**Position Responsibilities**
- Operates heavy equipment of various sizes and weights used in road, and highway construction, chip sealing, surface sealing, and paving.
- Properly follows company and HSE safety procedures.
- Brings problems/hazards to the attention of the foreman, superintendent, safety director or HR manager.
- Understands and follows daily procedures, and safety protocols as set forth in job orientations and program training.
- Performs routine pre/post operating inspections and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects and any needed repairs to the supervisor
- Keeps equipment surfaces and operator cabin areas clean and disinfected prior to and immediately following operation.
- Assists in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices within the work zone.
- Controls traffic at worksites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas, as required or assigned.
- Assists in training new employee operators
- Performs equipment maintenance and repair duties as required or assigned.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Experience with Heavy Equipment Operation including; Pneumatic Rollers, Sweepers, Loaders
- Valid Class 5 Driver's License
- Alberta Temporary Traffic Control (Flagger Certification)
- Minimum of two years’ experience related to highway maintenance or highway construction operations.
- Ability to make appropriate arithmetic equations and to complete written documentation

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to manage fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, other moving equipment/vehicles and vibration. The employee is exposed to a variety of extreme weather conditions at construction job sites. The noise levels in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative but not limited to those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift or move items up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift or move items up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

A positive reference check and clean pre-employment drug screen are required, in order to be considered for this position.

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