Highway Maintenance Worker/Operator

Volker Stevin Canada • Olds, AB

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Foreman, the Highway Maintenance Worker Operator plays a key role in maintaining highways, ensuring the functionality and safety of roadways. This role involves actively contributing to the safety culture, promoting a safe and productive work environment. Responsibilities include ensuring proper signage, traffic control measures, and emergency response for weather events, accidents, and wildlife hazards. The role also involves maintaining well-stocked maintenance facilities, completing necessary documentation, safely transporting hazardous materials, and managing traffic in high-volume work zones and emergency situations. Additionally, the position requires maintaining, servicing, and inspecting company equipment, vehicles, and facilities, ensuring proper care and security. The Highway Maintenance Worker Operator must follow labor laws, company policies, safety regulations, and environmental compliance, while applying QA/QC standards for highway maintenance, road safety, and hazard assessments. The role is performed in an outdoor setting, which could include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt. The worker will also operate additional heavy equipment as required to support project needs.

Requirements

• Valid Class 3 or 1 Driver’s License with air brake endorsement with a Driver’s Abstract showing no more than 6 demerits and no major infractions
• Be able to work on call and perform on night shifts when needed

Nice To Haves

• Experience in operating and performing minor maintenance on light, medium, and heavy equipment is considered an asset
• 50+ hours of experience of snowplow operation is preferred

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to the safety culture, promoting a safe and productive work environment
• Ensure proper signage, traffic control measures, and emergency response for weather events, accidents, and wildlife hazards
• Maintain well-stocked maintenance facilities and complete necessary documentation, including logs, reports, and safety records
• Safely transport hazardous materials and manage traffic in high-volume work zones and emergency situations
• Maintain, service, and inspect company equipment, vehicles, and facilities, ensuring proper care and security
• Follow labour laws, company policies, safety regulations, and environmental compliance, while applying QA/QC standards for highway maintenance, road safety, and hazard assessments
• Perform in an outdoor setting, which could include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust and asphalt
• Operate additional heavy equipment as required to support project needs

Benefits

• 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy industry-leading comprehensive health and wellness coverage
• RRSP: Build your future with employer RRSP contributions for eligible employees
• Professional Growth: Access 500+ training courses in safety, upskilling, and leadership development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed