Equipment Operator

William Sons is a locally owned and operated general contracting and construction company. We provide a variety of services including design-builds, commercial construction, renovations, structural upgrading, hydro-vac, horizontal directional drilling, utilities excavating, property maintenance, landscaping, and fencing. We have more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry.

William Sons is recruiting for Equipment Operators. These are full-time positions (50-60 hours a week) working Monday-Friday.

Responsibilities

• Safely operates excavators, utilizing machine-specific controls and machine attachments to complete all necessary tasks related to construction and utility work
• Comfortable operating on adverse terrain, in winter operations, and/or near other equipment and power lines
• Able to operate in crowded, fast-paced working environments
• Interprets verbal and non-verbal communication (including hand signals) from operators, ground personnel, and swampers
• Performs mechanical inspections and servicing including controls and operations, completing logbooks, performing maintenance and adjustments, ensuring good housekeeping, and performing machine lubrication
• Recognizes existing and potential hazards and knows how to identify these through conducting a field-level pre-job hazard analysis, checking the machine for hazards, and assessing any tasks before starting

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of experience in operating excavators, backhoes, directional drills, cable plows, tractors, and skid steers following quality, safety, and efficiency standards
• A minimum of one year of experience performing tasks such as building access roads, stripping, shading, grading, trenching, boring support, backfilling and clean-up
• Experience operating an excavator or other heavy equipment on steep slopes and with winch equipment is preferred
• Class G license (minimum) with AZ or CDL licenses as an asset

Additional Information

Compensation will be decided based on qualifications.

Please send your resume by email in MS Word or PDF format. We thank all applicants and will contact those we feel are best suited for this role.

William Sons offers a small-town commitment to a job well done with a high level of productivity and a strong commitment to safety. We use the latest tools and equipment and operate in an organized and efficient manner to meet our client’s goals. If this sounds like a work environment that suits your personality and work ethic, we look forward to hearing from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $23.00-$30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 50 – 60 per week

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Petawawa, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Excavator: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Class G Licence (required)

Work Location: In person