Heavy Equipment Operator - Summer Hiring at Nasittuq Corporation – Yellowknife

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

LOCATION: Various Remote Sites across the North

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Reliability

POSITION TYPE: Casual, As-and-When Required

REPORTS TO: Operations Project Manager

ABOUT US

Nasittuq Corporation (from the Inuktitut word meaning “looking out from the highest point”) operates and maintains the North Warning System (NWS), a critical joint Canada-US radar network with 47 sites across Northern Canada.

Our core values—Safety, Diversity, Integrity, Social Responsibility, Environmental Stewardship, and Agility—guide everything we do.

SCOPE

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Safely operate standard construction and heavy equipment (front end loaders, dozers, graders, trucks, dump truck, forklift, snow blower)
• Maintain roads, run-ways, grounds and gravel surfaces to ensure safe route passage
• Perform daily checks prior to vehicle use
• Assist with the Mobile Support Equipment (MSE) maintenance/repairs and document maintenance routines
• Clean vehicles, perform fuel dips, fuel transfers and assist with sea lift material delivery
• Assist in the loading and unloading of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft as required
• Shovelling snow/grounds and operating snowblower
• Respond to site preservation emergencies and environmental emergencies
• Identify maintenance requirements to the LSS Manager/Site Supervisor/delegate
• Provide assistance to the Facilities Maintenance Technician-Vehicle Mechanic in conducting Preventative Maintenance Inspections (PMI) and other trades as required when directed by LSS Manager/Site Supervisor/delegate
• Possess sound work ethics and problem-solving skills
• Ability to travel as part of a small team to adjacent sites to perform HEO functions when requested

WHO YOU ARE:

Education: 

• Grade 9 or a combination of education and 5 years directly related experience.
• Standard First Aid trained with CPR Level A (with valid certificate) preferred

Licenses: 

• Licensed Heavy Equipment Operator with Air Brake (DZ) certification
• Valid Class G license.
• Operators of GFE MSE must complete a Safe Backing Course
• Operators of GFE MSE being operated on airport ramps or runways must be authorized to do so by the appropriate Airport Authority

Experience: 

• Skilled in safely operating heavy equipment (dozers, loaders, graders, haul trucks, snow blower etc.) and maintaining roads and runways
• Must be experienced or trained on driving vehicles with attached trailers

Knowledge of: 

• Truck and equipment safety
• Water, sewer, and garbage truck operation
• Operation of front-end loaders, dozers, graders, compactors, snow blowers and other pieces of heavy equipment
• Equipment maintenance and storage
• Road construction and maintenance techniques
• Equipment safety, road maintenance, and vehicle operation in Arctic conditions.
• Record keeping systems (computerized)

Skills: 

• Problem-solving, effective communication, and time management.
• Experience with MS Word and Excel.
• Team-Oriented: You excel in collaborative environments and are motivated by contributing to a mission that emphasizes safety and service excellence.

WHY JOIN US?

• Competitive Pay: $31.33 - $39.17 per hour.
• Work-Life Balance: Casual, as-needed scheduling for flexibility.
• Travel & Adventure: Experience unique Arctic environments while making an impact.
• Employee Support: Access to Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP).

HOW TO APPLY

Click the "Apply for This Job" button and submit your resume and cover letter. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and interviews may begin before the first resume review date.

Land Claim Beneficiaries of the Nunavut, Inuvialuit, and Nunatsiavut Land Claim Agreements will be prioritized. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify.

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ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᐸᑦᓯ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓯ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᖁᓪᓗᓯ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᑦᓯᓐᓂᒃ.

Nasittuq provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔪᖅᑐᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᑖᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦᒍᑎᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ!

Translation: We invite you to join us and embark on a rewarding career journey!

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