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Heavy Equipment Operator
Employer
Fossil Solutions LtdDate Posted
June 04, 2026Languages
English-
Location Barrhead, AB
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Earnings $36.00 hourly
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jun 25, 2026
Employer
Fossil Solutions Ltd
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
- Dusty
- Extremely cold
Work setting
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
Tasks
- Operate heavy equipment
- Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks
- Complete onboard and other logs
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment
- Prepare accident reports
- Secure special attachments to equipment
- Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment
- Perform minor repairs to equipment
- Set up and operate air/water snow gun
- Perform snow maintenance operations including handling snowmaking and snow removal equipment
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
Type of heavy equipment operated
- Backhoe excavator, loader
- Grader
- Loader
- Roller
- Bobcats
Truck or equipment experience
Road spraying truck
Equipment and machinery experience
Skidsteer
Type of industry experience
Road construction
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Screening questions
Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
- Shift
- Morning
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
Workplace information
On the road job
Other benefits
Other benefits
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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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
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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
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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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