Yard Technician

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At Fort McKay Group of Companies LP we are committed to ensuring “no harm” to our most valuable asset – people. We achieve this by: promoting personal safety amongst the workforce; striving for excellence in Safety Performance by making continuous improvement an essential component of our Health, Safety & Environment management systems; we believe the safety is everyone’s responsibility and can only be achieved through the active participation of everyone within the organization. We are devoted to making “Safety… Our Way of Life”.

Are you ready to become part of a dynamic team in a solid, diverse and growing environment within the Oil and Gas Industry? If you’re an experienced Yard Technician driven by passion, partnership and commitment to do better, read on and reach out!

We are seeking an experienced Yard Technician for Fort McKay Logistics LP. The incumbent is to conduct all activities in a manner that supports the mission, vision and values of the Fort McKay Group of Companies LP. Reporting directly to the Team Leader, the Yard Tech is responsible for the loading and offloading, locating, and staging of material in a timely and economical manner to meet desired deadlines.

Key Focuses:

• Pre-trip inspections on vehicles and equipment
• Pick up material from all warehouses
• Delivering material to site locations
• Operate forklift, zoom boom, and 1-ton truck
• Load and unload material from delivery trucks
• Return stock items to warehouse
• Prepare material and bring to shipping
• Put material away in correct location
• Locate and stage material
• General housekeeping duties as needed in the yard
• Team 31 (5 on, 4 off, 4 on, 5 off), days only

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Grade twelve (12) Diploma or GED equivalent is required
• Retention of a valid Class five (5) driver’s license
• Clean five (5) year drivers abstract required
• Minimum three (3) years experience is required
• Valid CSO certification (or combination of CSTS and OSSA or BSO) is required
• Loader experience is required
• Syncrude plant turnaround experience is required
• Ability to speak, write and read English is required
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada

This is a full time position located at Syncrude Base Mine north of Fort McMurray, AB.

What we offer:

• Highly competitive wages
• Safe working conditions
• Work-life balance: We know our people have places to go, people to see and good times to have and we support that!

Fort McKay Group of Companies is a growing oilfield and Construction Company which is 100% owned and controlled by the Fort McKay First Nation in Alberta, Canada. The Fort McKay Group of Companies LP is an equity employer and qualified applicants of indigenous ancestry may be given first consideration in any hiring decision. If you wish to receive consideration under the equity principles in our Hiring and Recruitment Policy you must declare your indigenous status in your application.