Equipment Operator
Savage Companies
- Sydney, NS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Paid uniforms & PPE (laundering included)
- $200/year steel toe boot allowance
- Excellent Benefits program including medical, dental, vision, and RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) with match into a DPSP (Deferred Profit Sharing Plan)
- Generous paid time off policy that exceeds statutory norms
- 10 hour shift schedule x 4 days (due to customer demands, our team must be willing to work additional shifts, including weekends, holidays and overtime as needed)
- Experience in the operation of front-end loaders, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, and other heavy equipment preferred.
- Mechanically inclined, and willingness to undertake equipment and facility maintenance task.
- Must be able to safely perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the safety of his or her own self, or the safety of others
- Must be able to work with a team, take direction from supervisors(s), adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules with minimal supervision
- MFSO (Marine Facility Security Officer) or PWSR (Person with Security Responsibilities) certification, an asset.
- High School or GED
- 2-5 years of experience preferred, but not required
- 18 years of age minimum
- Speak, read and write in English at a proficient level
- Work in an environment containing coal dust, hazardous noise, confined space, and in hot or cold environments
- Must be willing to properly wear all required Personal Protect Equipment.
- Work at heights, climb stairs, and climb ladders
- Frequent walking, including on uneven ground
- Lift up to 50 pounds frequently