Wheel Loader Operator

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Non-Seasonal
Hours: Monday to Friday, 44 hours per week
Overtime: Optional overtime available
Language of Work: English

The Opportunity

Marid Industries Limited is seeking an experienced Wheel Loader Operator to join our team at our Windsor Junction facility.

The successful candidate will operate wheel loaders and other material-handling equipment to safely and efficiently move structural steel, fabricated components and other materials throughout the yard. The position will also support loading and unloading, material coordination, shipping and receiving, trailer movement and general yard operations as required.

• Operate wheel loaders to move, load, unload and organize steel plate, beams, pipe, structural components and fabricated assemblies.
• Move and position structural steel and fabricated components throughout designated yard, storage and production areas using a wheel loader.
• Load and unload trucks and trailers and handle heavy, oversized and irregularly shaped materials.
• Organize and coordinate material movement between receiving, storage, yard and shipping areas.
• Operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment as required for loading, unloading and movement of materials throughout the yard.
• Operate a yard shunt truck as required to move and position trailers within the yard and designated loading and unloading areas.
• Operate authorized company vehicles as required to support material and equipment movement.
• Use computerized inventory, material-tracking and fabrication-management systems to identify, locate and coordinate materials.
• Complete shipping and receiving documentation, including packing slips, bills of lading and other material-movement records as required.
• Verify incoming and outgoing materials against shipping documentation and address any discrepancies.
• Coordinate and stage materials for scheduled pickups, deliveries and outgoing shipments.
• Conduct inventory counts and reconcile physical material quantities with shipping and receiving records.
• Move scrap steel, offcuts and other materials to designated storage or recycling areas.
• Perform routine pre-use equipment checks and report equipment issues or damage to the appropriate department.
• Assist with snow removal and other heavy-equipment yard operations as required.
• Follow all applicable workplace health and safety procedures and maintain a safe work environment around heavy equipment, trucks, trailers, cranes and active yard operations.

• Minimum six (6) months of previous experience operating a wheel loader or comparable heavy equipment.
• Valid Nova Scotia Class 1 Driver's Licence.
• Previous forklift and industrial material-handling experience.
• Experience operating a yard shunt truck and positioning trailers.
• Experience working with trucks, trailers and loading/unloading operations.
• Experience with shipping and receiving in an industrial environment.
• Experience using computerized inventory, material-tracking, production or fabrication-management software.
• Experience handling structural steel, fabricated components, heavy or irregularly shaped materials.
• Valid Fall Protection Safety Training certification.
• Valid Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) Operator Safety Training certification.
• Ability to work effectively around heavy equipment, trucks, trailers, cranes and active yard operations.

Marid Industries is a privately owned custom manufacturing business based in Windsor Junction, just outside of Metro Halifax. Marid is a full-service contractor unlike many companies in the structural steel business. Marid is a fabricator as well as a construction company with ample engineering capabilities.

Flexibility is a key Marid quality. No matter what the finished product-a simple utilitarian warehouses, a modern school, or a complex finished public space - the required skill sets are available with the Marid Industries organization.

We are committed to supporting and challenging our employees to be the most capable, competent and well trained in the industry.

Working Conditions

This position involves working in an active industrial yard environment and requires regular operation of heavy equipment, loading and unloading of materials, movement of structural steel and other heavy materials, and working around trucks, trailers, cranes and other equipment.

The successful candidate must be able to work safely and effectively in these conditions and follow all company health and safety requirements.

Benefits

• Employer-provided health and dental benefits
• Life insurance
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Fitness benefit
• Canada Life pension plan
• On-site parking

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to apply with a resume outlining their relevant experience and qualifications.

Marid Industries Limited is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.