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Job Details

Foreman/Woman, Excavating, Grading And Paving

Employer

Nilsson Construction Ltd

Date Posted

May 12, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Sexsmith, AB
  • Earnings $40.00 to $50.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 75 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jun 11, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Nilsson Construction Ltd

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work setting

  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Willing to relocate
  • Equipment operation
  • Excavation
  • Grading
  • Paving

Tasks

  • Prepare production and other reports
  • Recruit and hire workers and carry out related staffing actions
  • Co-ordinate and schedule activities
  • Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules
  • Requisition materials and supplies
  • Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity
  • Supervise workers and projects
  • Train or arrange for training

Supervision

  • 11-15 people
  • Heavy equipment operators, except crane
  • Labourers

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) training
  • First Aid Certificate

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Overtime required
  • Work under pressure

Own tools/equipment

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

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

5 years or more

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Gasoline paid

Long term benefits

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Foreman/Woman, Excavating, Grading And Paving 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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