Mower Operator

The County of Grande Prairie builds on its natural environment and the entrepreneurial spirit of its citizens to provide an unmatched quality of life and opportunity for all. We offer a collaborative and dynamic workplace where our values of Trustworthy, Transparent, Respectful, and Collaborative guide our conduct and contribute to a healthy culture.

The Agriculture department is looking for experienced seasonal full-time Mower Operators from May 1st to October 31st 2024. Tractor Mower Operators are responsible for providing roadside and industrial subdivision mowing services.

Responsibilities include:

• Operating a tractor side-arm combination mower
• Locating road allowance mowing sites on a map
• Loading, transporting, and unloading tractor mower
• Reviewing local land conditions
• Maintaining tractor mower records (hours, ground condition, mileage mowed)
• Cleaning tractor mowers before leaving site to avoid cross-contamination of weeds
• Notifying Weed Inspectors and Sprayers of noxious weeks and providing land location
• Picking weeds and seeding ditches in new construction areas
• Performing basic maintenance and repairs to the tractor mower

• Valid Class 5 driver's license and acceptable driver's abstract, Class 3 preferred
• Experience operating farm equipment, tractors, side-arm mowers, 3-pt hitch mowers, 3-pt hitch seeders, and hydro-seeders
• Ability to maintain the equipment used
• Knowledge of noxious weeds, an asset
• Ability to manage time and priorities, and multi-task
• Comfortable using computers, including MS Office software
• Comfortable reading maps and accurately determining land locations

The successful applicants must have reliable transportation to and from work.

This position works from May 1 to October 31, 2024, Monday to Friday for 40 hours per week.

Pay Rate: $27.23 to $32.03 hourly

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The County of Grande Prairie recognizes and values the principles of fair hiring practices. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact hr@countygp.ab.ca and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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

Please note that once your application is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. If we require any additional information we will contact you. Due to the volume of applications received we can only answer questions at the interview stage.