Lead Hand, Highway Maintenance

Description

You have extensive highways maintenance experience with strong leadership skills. Your safety-oriented approach, organizational skills and heavy equipment knowledge contribute to the overall success and safety of your colleagues and the travelling public. Ledcor offers training, benefits, RSP's and career growth potential with advancement opportunities within our diversified company. You will be supporting the Foreperson and highway maintenance crews.

Click on the link below to see what it’s like working for Ledcor and apply today to join the LHL team in various locations across Alberta!

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Essential Responsibilities

• Assist Foreperson with daily tasks including safety toolbox meetings, equipment inspection, and road condition inspection reports

• Support Foreperson in the planning of work to meet contractual milestones

• Monitor the quality of work performed by the crew

• Operate equipment on work sites as needed

• Help ensure health, safety, and environment related concerns are addressed promptly

Qualifications

• Must successfully complete pre-employment drug and alcohol testing

• Must possess a valid Class 1 or 3 driver’s license with air endorsement, and must have a clear 3-year driver's abstract

• Must have knowledge of provincial and/or municipal highway maintenance specifications

• Must have professional written and verbal communication skills

• Must be approachable, ethical, and accountable

• Previous supervisory experience in a related field

• Snow plow experience is an asset

• Computer skills are an asset

Work Conditions

• Local candidates will be given preference due to the location of the work

• Will be required to work shifts, on-call, and nights as necessary

• Benefits provided by CLAC

• Work will be outdoors in various weather conditions

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Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

We are committed to the long-term success and wellbeing of our employees. Employees are provided with a comprehensive health and benefits package which includes extended health and dental, vision care, disability, and life insurance coverage as well as access to mental health and wellness resources through an employee family assistance program.

Employees also receive a competitive retirement package. These programs are administered through the Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable collective agreement.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.

., Grande Prairie, AB