Labourer - Public Works

5 days ago

Sechelt, Canada Shishalh Nation Full time

**The Position**:
The duties of a **public works labourer** include various manual labor tasks, predominately outside. You will operate hand and power tools and equipment like lawnmowers, edgers/string trimmers, chainsaws, and leaf blowers. You will work around heavy machinery like, field mowers, backhoes, and cranes. Common tasks include maintaining or building roads, parks, sewage systems, cleaning, repairing/building/installing nation structures and more. This position requires you safely and responsibly operate nation equipment and vehicles.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Assist in the preparation, construction, and maintenance of nation facilities.
- Operate light and heavy-duty trucks to pick up and deliver materials / supplies.
- Perform basic, carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing, cement, and asphalt work.
- Yard and field maintenance including mowing, edging/trimming, fertilizing fields.
- Garbage collection from public waste bins, parks, and community.
- Repair and maintain ditches, drains, roads, signs, sidewalks, and medians.
- Planting, trimming, and clear fallen trees and prepare firewood.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 10 or equivalent.
- Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License with a clean abstract.
- Flexibility to respond to callouts.
- Knowledge of basic carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, cement and asphalt work is an asset.
- Working familiarity with construction and repair methods, materials, tools and procedures, including basic general knowledge of electricity, plumbing, carpentry and cement and asphalt work.
- Able to perform moderate to heavy manual labour, including frequent bending, walking, and heavy lifting for extended periods of time and in all weather conditions.
- Working experience with a variety of hand and power tools and equipment such as shovels, picks, chainsaw, drills, compressor, spraying equipment, light duty trucks, and small dump trucks.
- Experience operating a skid steer, excavator and backhoe required.
- The following are considered assets: Class 3 BC Driver’s License, valid First aid with CPR ticket, Fall Protection Training, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TGD), confined space certification, WHMIS, valid pesticide, and herbicide licenses.

**Working conditions**:

- Working outdoors in all kinds of weather conditions.
- Dealing with shifting or competing priorities.
- Busy environments, that will require time management and organizational skills.
- Some travel may be required.
- Additional hours may be required.
- Preference will be given to qualified shíshálh members, community members, and other First Nation’s members, Inuit and Métis. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in the position; however, only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview._

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

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sechelt, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- operating a skid steer, excavator and backhoe: 2 years (required)
- operating hand and power tools and equipment: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Class 5 BC Driver’s License with a clean abstract (required)

Work Location: One location

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