Heavy Duty Mechanic

Waste Connections · Saskatoon, Canada

About the role

***$5,000.00 Retention Bonus*** Why Choose Us: We are Loraas Disposal North, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout Saskatchewan. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day. Loraas has immediate openings for a Truck and trailer/Heavy-duty Mechanic at our Saskatoon district. Our priority is to give our mechanics a great paying career with great incentives! As a Truck and trailer or Heavy-duty Mechanic: Inspect and repair Garbage Trucks, support vehicles and smaller off-road equipment in a safe, efficient, and courteous manner. Conduct preventative maintenance using scheduled inspections to ensure all equipment and systems are operational and maintain sufficient level of operational trucks in the fleet. Maintain accurate work orders and parts charge outs using an electronic work order system Complete all safety checks and record all tire and brake measurements in the company database. Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures. Works independently as well as under direction of the journeyperson mechanics and lead hands. Will be required to learn and service all post collection processing equipment and perform facility work as needed. Shift: Monday to Friday - Weekly Rotating shifts of 6:00 am to 2:30 pm and 9:30 am to 6:00pm. Additionally, will be required to work 6:00am to 2:30pm every 5th Saturday. Rate: up to $43.27 based on experience. What You’ll Get From Us: Pay based on experience. Excellent benefits RRSP – match Generous boot, and uniform allowance Company-funded apprenticeship program with optional wage subsidy during schooling Training provided for Electric, Emission and Preventative Maintenance. Supportive teamwork environment What We Need From You: Good attitude Willingness to learn Must be able to pass all pre-employment tests A minimum of Full Class 5 driver’s license We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Loraas Disposal may use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for its positions but final hiring decisions are made with human oversight. Loraas Disposal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions (including but not limited to hiring) are made without regard to characteristics protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance. #ACMaintenance Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

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