21 Mar2023

Journeyman/woman Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanic

  • Blue Grass Ltd.
  • Balzac, Alberta, Canada
  • Job ID : 88700
  • Category : Transportation
  • Job Type : Full-Time
  • Salary : $38.00-45.00 Hourly
  • Anticipated Start Date : 2023-04-03
  • Posting Date : 21 Mar 2023
  • Expiry Date : 17 Sep 2023

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Description

Job description

Blue Grass is the largest Nursery, Sod, and Garden Centre in Calgary with a full fleet of trucks and equipment all requiring routine maintenance and repairs. This friendly family-run business has an excellent opportunity for motivated and reliable individuals to join our team.

Duties include:

  • Repair, overhaul, maintenance, and service of our fleet of dump trucks, loaders, highway tractors, track hoes, skid-steers, and trailers
  • Previous experience working on super-b’s, low-boys, tandems, tandem and tri-axels, loaders, Teledyne's, forklifts, etc. is required
  • Responsible for overseeing the daily shop activities including supervising apprentices, ordering parts, maintaining a safe and clean work environment, reporting to management and owners
  • This position reports to General Manager and Senior Management
  • Ensuring that all repairs and maintenance are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential
  • Prepared to work in our on-site shop and off-site if required
  • Diagnose faults or malfunctions using computerized and other testing equipment to determine extent of repair required.
  • Keep maintenance reports and documentation
  • Perform CVIP inspections and certifications

Qualifications:

  • Must have Journeyman certificate as Heavy Duty or Ag Mechanic
  • Must have CVIP certification
  • Minimum of 5 years experience being a full-time Heavy Duty Mechanic or managing a shop on-highway equipment
  • Class 1 license with an air certificate would be an asset
  • Good knowledge of hydraulics and electrical systems
  • Previous experience training and supervising staff would be an asset
  • Good safe work practices
  • Ability to communicate efficiently both verbally and written and professionally with our general manager, yard personnel, dispatchers, truck drivers, and senior management
  • Proven self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Hardworking, reliable, and dependable

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $38.00-$45.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Paid time off
  • Store discount
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

  • French not required

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Morning shift
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Rocky View County, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • mechanical: 4 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Journeyman Mechanic Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-04-24

 

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How to Apply

Please send resume to jobs@bluegrassnursery.com or visit www.bluegrassnursery.com/careers to apply.

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Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Job Categories: Transportation. Job Types: Full-Time.

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