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Tree Slasher/Brush Clearing (8 Positions)
Term: On-going
Location: Lloydminster, AB & Regina, SK
Salary: $22 - $26/hr
Hours of Work: 10 hour days. Shifts as project requires or 21-10.
Meals: $30/day when travelling.
Hotels: Provided for season with exception of long weekends.
The Company:
Based out of Lloydminster AB, Marksmen Vegetation Management Inc. provides industrial locations with vegetation control. We are a growing, expanding company providing over 23 years of service to our clientele. At Marksmen we are dedicated to providing high quality customer service.
Job Description/Responsibilities:
Promoting corporate safety values by following work plans and project level hazard assessments.
Demonstrate knowledge on proper felling techniques.
Maintain a high level of technical knowledge in regards to chainsaws and chainsaw operations.
If qualified, run a skid steer with mulcher attachment as per safe work practice and standard operating procedures.
1A or UTT/UTW considered an asset.
Qualifications:
Candidates must have valid first aid certification, class 5 drivers license and chainsaw safety certification. A Farming background is considered an asset as well as an understanding of railway operations. All employees must pass insurance approval of drivers abstract.
Application Procedure:
Posted November 20, 2015. This opportunity will be closed once all the positions are filled, or no later than February 1, 2016. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please include a cover letter with your resume indicating your available start date, safety tickets, drivers abstract, and past work experiences.
Essential Skills
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Type of Machinery or Equipment
- Weed trimmer/edger
- Chain saw
Work Setting
- Landscape contractor
- Landscape maintenance
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation provided
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Uniform
Work Site Environment
- Dangerous
- Outdoors
- Noisy