About Us
Peaskie Minerals is a premier supplier of domestically sourced proppants and silica flour to the West Central Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). Our facility is located approximately 12 km north of Redwater or a 45-minute drive from north Edmonton.
Please note this is NOT a camp position. Candidates must live in the area or be willing to commute.
Position: Winch Truck Operator
Terms of Employment: Seasonal
Rate: $42.12/hourly, Overtime after 8 hours per day
Schedule: 5 on / 2 off, Days (Ability to work overtime and varying shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays) - 10 hours per day
We Offer
- Competitive wages
- Overtime after 8 hours per day AND for all hours worked if called in on a scheduled day off
- Annual boot allowance
- Travel allowance (dependent on location, and in accordance with company policy)
- Night shift premiums
- Health Care Spending Account
- Opportunities for growth within the company
Duties & Responsibilities
- Transports heavy equipment and materials throughout various job sites
- Load and unload equipment and materials as required, following safety rules and regulations
- Ensure loads are secure using proper tools (chains, tarps, etc.)
- Maintain vehicle log book and field level hazard assessments in an accurate and timely manner
- Perform and document pre-trip and post-trip on assigned truck daily
- Clean and maintain assigned truck during and after each use
- Understand and obey all provincial highway rules and regulations
- Must ensure a solid understanding of, and comply with the principles of the company’s Code of Ethics
- Must examine situations in light of the principles of the Code of Ethics
- Other duties as assigned
Education & Training
- 5 years experience
- Must have a valid Class 1 driver’s license
- Heavy equipment operation an asset
- Trailer configuration experience (jeeps, wheelers, etc.)
- Off road experience an asset
- Oversize load experience an asset
Physical requirements
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
- Must be able to talk and hear audible sounds and voices
- Must be able to frequently walk, use hands and fingers, handle objects, feel and reach with hands and arms.
- Ability to frequently lift up to 50 lbs. and on occasion up to 70 lbs.
- Ability to perform physically demanding work including repetitive crouching, bending, kneeling, and shoveling.
- Vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- This is a safety sensitive position. The candidate in this role must be able to pass a functional fit test as well as a drug and alcohol test.
Pre-Employment Screening
- Drug and Alcohol testing
- Audiometry
- Criminal Record Check
- Clean/Acceptable Driver Abstract
Job Type: Seasonal
Pay: $42.12 per hour
Application question(s):
- Are you aware that this position is based out of Opal, AB?
- Are you able to reliably commute to the jobsite in Opal, AB?
Experience:
- Heavy equipment operation: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Class 1 Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
