Fuel & Lube Truck Operator

Job Title: Fuel & Lube Truck Operator
Location: Central B.C Gold mine
Base Rate: $32.50/hr
OT: Paid after 8 hours at $48.75/hr
Schedule: 14X14 - 12-hour days
Accommodations: Camp Setting
Flights Paid: Yes, fly from any major airport in Canada
Tools Provided: Yes
Night Shift Premium: $1.25/hr

Big Country Equipment is a BC-based heavy equipment service repair company that works with resource-based customers in the construction, forestry, mining, and oil and gas sectors in Western Canada. Big Country Equipment was formed in 2017. We have grown rapidly from a one-truck operation to over 65 employees and a fleet of 25 fully tooled service trucks, taking care of customers throughout Western Canada 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

As a Fuel & Lube Truck Operator, you will be entrusted with the responsibility of servicing a broad array of construction and mining equipment, including Excavators, Dozers, Haul Trucks, Rock Trucks, Graders, and Loaders within a mining environment. Your role will entail lubricating components, fueling machinery, and changing oil/grease on off-road construction and mining equipment. You will be expected to operate the fuel and Lube Trucks safely and responsibly and maintain an effective working relationship with the Maintenance Department.

This role also provides a unique opportunity for the right candidates to progress into a Heavy Equipment Apprenticeship position.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with colleagues in a clear and professional manner.
• Fuel and grease all equipment daily.
• Diagnose and repair company assets, maintain repair order documentation, and assist other maintenance personnel when required.
• Oil and filter changes.
• Safely manage the fuel/Lube Truck in the service of large machinery.
• Implement regular maintenance tasks on-site.
• Oversee and stockpile essential supplies such as service kits, lubricants, and oils.
• Chronicle maintenance histories and pertinent paperwork.
• Undertake additional duties as needed, contributing to the overall mechanical availability of production equipment.

Qualifications:

• Ideal candidates will have experience working with Caterpillar, Komatsu, John Deere, or Hitachi heavy equipment.
• A Minimum of 1 year of experience operating a fuel and Lube Truck is required.
• Experience driving wiggle wagons and other articulated vehicles and rock trucks will be considered asset.
• Being enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship or as a first-year heavy-duty technician will be considered an asset.
• Mining industry experience will be considered an asset.
• Class 5 driver’s license and a clean driver's abstract,
• Class 3 will be considered an asset.
• Familiar with detailed paperwork and understanding of fluids used in mining equipment operations.
• Must pass an 8-panel drug test (This includes Marijuana).
• Must pass a breath alcohol test.
• Willingness to work up to 12-hour shifts, day or night, under all weather conditions and live in remote camps on a rotational schedule.

We thank everyone that has applied but only those that are qualified will be contacted for a further interview.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $32.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Application question(s):

• Are you interested in becoming a heavy-duty mechanic?

Experience:

• Operating a Fuel and Lube Truck: 1 year (required)
• driving articulated vehicle's like wiggle wagons: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Clean driver's abstract (required)
• Class 5 Licence (required)
• Class 3 Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person