Tractor-Trailer Work Equipment Driver

Our company is hiring a driver in Edmonton, Alberta to haul engineering materials and equipment by tractor-trailer in support of track repair and maintenance work. You may also operate other qualified on- and off-track heavy equipment and help with track tasks when no machine operation is needed.

What you'll do

• Drive tractor-trailer combinations and other qualified heavy equipment to move engineering materials and equipment

• Load, secure and unload materials so they travel safely on the highway

• Check the trailer and equipment, and report any defects

• Help with track upkeep, including handing out track material and doing track inspections

• Follow highway rules, railway operating rules, track safety standards and safe work procedures

Schedule and conditions

• Shift work with occasional overtime

• Lots of travel within your assigned territory, and sometimes beyond it

• You start at your assigned headquarters but may be sent to another location or away from home; travel and expenses are covered under the collective agreement

• Outdoor physical work in all kinds of weather

• Respirator use for some tasks, with fit testing and periodic hearing tests

Requirements

• Experience driving tractor-trailers and securing engineering materials and equipment for highway transport

• A valid commercial driver's licence (or equivalent) in the right class with an air brake endorsement, plus a valid medical card

• At least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent

• Willingness to qualify in railway operating rules, CN driving tests, single-trip permits and crane operation

• Ability to lift 50 lb (22 kg), and up to 70 lb (32 kg) from time to time

• Your own basic tools for equipment maintenance

• Mechanical experience or training, similar work experience and trade education are assets

Pay and benefits

• This is a unionized job, so pay and benefits follow the collective agreement

• New hires may earn a lower hourly rate while they qualify

• Employee share investment plan, pension, benefits and paid training