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Job Details

Heavy Equipment Operator

Employer

Rushton Gas & Oil Equipment Ltd.

Date Posted

November 12, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Edmonton, AB
  • Earnings $25.00 to $40.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 80 to 100 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Nov 26, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Rushton Gas & Oil Equipment Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Oil and gas industry
  • Metal product fabrication industry

Tasks

  • Operate heavy equipment
  • Read blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
  • Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
  • Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
  • Perform minor repairs to equipment
  • Operate 4-wheel drive vehicles

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification
  • Forklift Operator Certification

Type of heavy equipment operated

  • Loader
  • Operate forklift
  • Front end loader

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Safety equipment
  • Forklift
  • Crane

Type of industry experience

Steel industry

Area of specialization

  • Rigging and handling
  • Pressure vessels

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Fast-paced environment

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Safety vest
  • Gloves

Screening questions

Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

5 years or more

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Overtime required

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Other benefits

Free parking available


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Heavy Equipment Operator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane)
OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating bulldozers and heavy dredging, paving and surfacing equipment to deepen waterways, reclaim earth fill, lay, spread and compact concrete, asphalt and other surface materials during highway and road construction; and in operating power shovels to excavate rock, ore and other materials from open-pit mines, strip mines, quarries and construction pits

METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to move, load and unload cargo and to clear brush and stumps before logging activities using bulldozers and other heavy equipment

innovative

Interest in conducting pre-operational checks on equipment and in cleaning, lubricating and refilling equipment, and in building roads at logging and surface mining sites using bulldozers and other heavy equipment

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Motor Coordination

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