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Title posted on CivicJobs.ca - Equipment Operator III - Civic Operations
Posted on December 19, 2024 by Employer details City of Kamloops
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Equipment Operator III - Civic Operations(Permanent, Full-Time) - 1513Close Date January 6, 2025At the City of Kamloops, we believe in progressive and barrier-free recruitment for everybody every day. This means employment opportunities for all in a safe, inclusive and diverse workplace. We know our city is stronger when we hire qualified individuals from different backgrounds with diverse experiences, cultures and perspectives.We are focused on creating the highest levels of service excellence, based on an organization-wide community culture that celebrates our employees who make it all happen. We are known as Canada?s Tournament Capital and are famous for our hospitality and community spirit, traits that make us a leader! Recreation, sports, arts and culture, health care, social activities, volunteerism, and affordable housing all meld to form a unique blend of big-city amenities with small-town ambience. This is Kamloops!Let?s make Kamloops shine! Join our team today.Position OverviewDid you know that in the winter Equipment Operators in the City clear 1500 lane kilometers of road and 458 cul-de-sacs? We do! We also sweep the same areas in the spring to keep the dust down and bike lanes safe to keep Kamloops accessible and beautiful. If you want to use your equipment operator skills to help your neighbours drive around the City in the winter and bike along our connected pathways in the spring and summer, this might be the perfect role for you.Bring your experience to us and your contributions will be rewarded with a best-in-class pension plan along with incredible perks that directly impact your wallet. Stay healthy with our free gyms, subsidized recreation programs, and employee wellbeing benefits. You also can explore future career paths with the city through our employee training and development programs and our diverse organizational structure. Across the City, we are focused on creating the highest levels of service excellence, based on an organization-wide community culture that celebrates our employees who make it all happen.In this permanent, full-time role you will be required to operate and maintain large mobile equipment, including single-axle and tandem trucks and garbage/recycling trucks, and the changing of attachments used in municipal road construction and maintenance. Due to the variety of locations you may visit, this role requires experience and an ability to exercise extreme caution. Of course, a valid Class 3 with an air brake endorsement is necessary as well as a demonstration of your skills during the selection process. If you are interested in learning more, please view the full job description on our website.The successful candidate must have the following qualifications: Completion of senior secondary school or its equivalent. Valid BC Driver?s Licence Class 3 with air brake endorsement. Minimum of six months? previous experience in the operation of large mobile equipment (tandem), servicing and maintenance of similar equipment, and machines engaged in work in municipal streets settings.For new hires, and for those working in designated positions of trust, including those working directly with vulnerable persons, no formal offer of employment will be made until an applicant completes a police information check.A comprehensive benefits package is included with this position. This is a CUPE local 900 position.Hourly Rate $34.222Hours & Days of WorkSOLID WASTE HOURS: 6:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.STREETS HOURS: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Summer) 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Winter)Winter Shifts (from approximately November to May each year) 12:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Year-round 12-hour winter weekend standby shifts required.Hours per Week40Please note if you need assistance or have individual needs or requirements throughout the application process, contact the Human Resources Department by telephone, email hr@kamloops.ca or in person at 6-510 Lorne Street so we can better sup- LocationKamloops, BC
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$34.22HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source CivicJobs.ca #100316
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