AZ/DZ Driver (Kettleby)

Job Order ID:8000
Employment Type:Yearly Salary
Web Publication Date:1/29/2025
Number of Positions:1
Job Location:King City
Brief Description:

Our employer is seeking a Snowplow/Seasonal Equipment Operator with A DZ license for the seasonal time period of October - thru - April.

Job Function:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

Primary Responsibilities and Key Deliverables

For Winter Season  - Removal of snow and ice by using snow removal and/or sanding equipment, including salting and other seasonal maintenance on roads, bridges, etc.

 

For the Summer Season  - this role will maintain and repair highway and other surfaces including signs, guardrails, fences, lighting, potholes, striping, adding, or replacing reflectors, litter, and debris removal

 

As Required

  • Traffic control setup and removal
  • Transport crew and equipment to work sites
  • Required to be available for emergency response rotations as needed for overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays
  • All other duties as assigned
Job Requirement:

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Effectively communicate (in English), both orally and in writing with co-workers and supervisor.
  • Perform basic mathematical functions.
  • Consistently follow all policies and procedures.
  • Understand instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
  • Must be capable of working in an environment in which demands and priorities change rapidly.
  • Work with hand and power tools, traffic control devices and mobile equipment such as tractors, graders, mowers, sweepers, augers, and other types of equipment used for surface and right-of-way maintenance and repair.

 

Education and Experience

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • 1+ years of related work experience in related construction, road maintenance, commercial/industrial repair, and operating equipment through the use of a DZ license.

Certifications and License:

  • Valid Ontario Class DZ driver's license and acceptable driving record / AZ license a plus!

 

Work Conditions/Physical Demands

Physical Demands

  • The employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and walk on a wide range of surfaces, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted, use manual and powered pneumatic, hydraulic, gas, and electric powered tools and equipment.
  • Vision abilities include close and distance vision, colour vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely exposed to outside weather conditions including extreme heat and cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; fume or airborne particles.
  • Frequent exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, frequent exposure to insects and infrequent exposure to reptiles/rodents, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but on occasion can be more than moderate.