Highway Maintenance Operator

Your role

• Operate highway vehicles, equipment and tools including but not limited to snow plow trucks, dump body trucks, loaders, skid steer loaders, tractors, light vehicles, etc. required to maintain and repair the highway surfaces and other assets in a safe condition according to OMR standards and contractual requirements.

• Perform general maintenance activities of vehicles and equipment, such as pre-trip inspections, greasing and washing.

• Perform general manual labour required to maintain and repair the highway and related corridor assets (including, but not limited to, traffic control, grass cutting, drainage facilities, signs, asphalt and concrete patching and other assets, spring debris clean-up, litter removal, etc.).

• Perform planned and emergency traffic control signing and services, and assist in accident response and site clean-up, in compliance with the Work Area Traffic Control Manual and safety standards.

• Prepare daily work records of activities, including equipment operating times and vehicle performance.

• Assist the Mechanics in routine vehicle and equipment maintenance and repairs, as needed.

• Assist in yard maintenance and general good housekeeping clean-up practices.

• Assist with the annual detailed inspections for the highway asset management system.

• Required to work scheduled rotating shifts during Winter Operations.

Required to work Monday to Thursday, 10-hour days during Summer Operations. On-call may be required as needed.