Heavy Equipment Operator

Orion Steel Group•Calgary, AB

15d•Onsite

About The Position

At Interpro Recycling, our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees. Interpro Recycling is committed to maintaining and promoting a safe, healthy and injury-free environment. It is required for all jobs.

Requirements

Completion of High School and/or equivalent
Knowledge of yard operations
Must have 2 years of experience operating heavy motorized equipment
Must have a valid Driver's License.
Customer focus: takes responsibility for developing excellent customer service, making sure that all purchases are handled professionally and expeditiously
Communication Skills: communicates clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing and/or via mobile radio devices
Team Player: establishes trust with team members, stating clear expectations and recognizes group morale and acts to protect and/or build as required
Self-motivated: initiates and takes action before being required to do so. Strong work ethic: uses time efficiently, works safely, and ensures everyone around is working safely

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and understanding of ferrous metals and classifications is an asset

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain heavy motorized equipment to safely and efficiently unload and load ferrous materials.
Collaborate with the scale operator and office staff to unload customers and ensure a steady flow of traffic in and out of the yard, minimizing congestion.
Operate heavy motorized equipment used in loading/unloading of ferrous material, including, but not limited to loaders, cranes, grapple cranes, shear and other equipment used to support the variety of activities essential to the yard operations.
Ensure motorized equipment is properly maintained and perform preventative maintenance as required, including fluids, filter changes, and parts lubrication.
Thorough pre-shift daily checks are crucial to the longevity of our equipment.
Accountable for loading trucks and railcars accurately (proper weights), safely, efficiently, and communicate via radio to scale personnel for confirmation of material loaded and any issues that may come up.
Unload pipe trucks and trucks with oversize ferrous materials, safely and efficiently, clean (sweep) trailers of excess material.
Stockpile/sort metals and place in the designated areas.
Maintain accurate logs and records daily, weekly, and monthly and/or as required by supervisor.