Job Description

The Opportunity The City of Grande Prairie is looking for an individual who has experience working in labor positions. They should be a good team player, and willing to work with various work groups within Parks and Transportation. Duties may include but are not limited to: Performing labor using hands or hand tools, may involve the operation of minor, power or electric equipment, may involve sustained and/ or repeated physical demands, have knowledge of operation and maintenance of parks / transportation equipment, and the ability to work rotating shifts both in summer and winter *
Responsibilities* Light Equipment Operator Operates and is responsible for two or more of the following:

• Municipal Tractor with attachments
• Skid Steer Tractor with attachments
• Tool Cat Tractor with attachments
• Toro Mower
• Durapatcher
• Asphalt Compactor
• Single Axle Plow Truck with Sand/Salt spreader
• Single Axle Water Truck
• Tandem Axle Truck with box to haul snow, gravel, topsoil, branches and other materials.

As an established laborer in the summer, you may perform any type of labor using your hands, tools or equipment. Parks has many different departments which include, Outdoor Asset management, Landscape, Ornamental, Cemetery, South Bear Creek, Turf Operations, Integrated Pest management, Tree Crew and Weed Inspection. This position has the opportunity to work in any of these work units during the summer months. In Winter you will be working in residential and priority roads during snow clearing, duties may include hauling snow. Performance of your duties in winter is an invaluable part of maintaining safe passage of traffic. Spring duties include, but are not limited to, clean-up of winter sand, litter and patching potholes. *
You Bring* The successful applicant will also have:

• Valid Alberta Drivers License Class 5 minimum with a Class 3 with Air Brake Endorsement preferred
• Lift or Bucket Truck (<35 feet extension) and other similar equipment
• Ability to work shifts
• Ability to work in an all-weather environment
• Ability to do hard physical labor for sustained periods of time
• Ability to be trained on other Parks and Transportation Equipment
• Knowledge of other Transportation and Parks Crew duties.
• Certification in First Aid and WHMIS
• Basic Computer Skills
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to become skilled at operating other equipment as required

The Transportation and Parks Departments are a multi-task weather dependent department. *
Hours*
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*Shift may vary - 40 hours per week *
Salary/Wage* Established Laborer $33.97/Hr Light Equipment Operator $35.74/Hr as per Collective Agreement *
Selection Process* We thank you in advance for your interest. Those selected for an interview will be contacted by phone or email. We will contact those who did not make it to the interview stage by email within 60 days of the closing date of this job posting. 1. Submit a cover letter and resume using the "Apply Now" tab on this web page. 2. Applications will be reviewed, and short-listed and interviews will be scheduled.
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Note: *Once you apply and upload a resume you should receive an email confirming that your application has been submitted for this position. If you receive this email, there is NO further need to contact us regarding this position.

• This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in this position.
• This posting may be used to fill more than one position.
• This posting will be open until a suitable candidate(s) is/are found.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive per job posting, we cannot answer job-specific questions before the interview stage. If you are successful in getting to the job interview stage, we will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have at that time. Job Type: Full-time Salary: $33.97 per hour