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Job Details

Excavating, Grading And Paving Foreman/Woman

Employer

Rock Hard Ventures Inc.

Date Posted

March 06, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 88 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Apr 05, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Rock Hard Ventures Inc.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Dangerous
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Odours

Work setting

  • Equipment operation
  • Excavation
  • Sewers and water mains

Tasks

  • Co-ordinate work activities with other project supervisors or managers
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
  • Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
  • Supervise workers and projects

Supervision

  • 5-10 people
  • Heavy equipment operators, except crane
  • Labourers

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Leadership for safety excellence course
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
  • Ground Disturbance - Level II program

Type of industry experience

  • Construction
  • Public Works Department

Security and safety

Basic security clearance

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Overtime required
  • Tight deadlines
  • Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Experience

5 years or more

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Excavating, Grading And Paving Foreman/Woman is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
DIRECTIVE

Interest in supervising the activities of workers who operate cranes and construction, paving, drilling, railway maintenance and other similar heavy equipment; may supervise activities of related workers

innovative

Interest in co-ordinating and scheduling the activities of workers on heavy construction equipment crews; and in resolving problems; may co-ordinate and schedule the activities of apprentices, helpers and labourers

objective

Interest in understanding the functioning of equipment and machinery and procedures used by heavy construction equipment crews

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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