Seasonal Legislated Mowing Operator

The County of Grande Prairie builds on its natural environment and the entrepreneurial spirit of its citizens to provide an unmatched quality of life and opportunity for all. We offer a collaborative and dynamic workplace where our values of Trustworthy, Transparent, Respectful, and Collaborative guide our conduct and contribute to a healthy culture.

The Agriculture department is looking for an experienced seasonal full-time Legislated Mower Operator until October 31st 2025. Legislated Mower Operators are responsible for providing roadside and industrial subdivision mowing services.

Responsibilities include:

• Operating a tractor side-arm combination mower
• Performing basic maintenance and repairs to the tractor mower
• Changing blades
• Locating road allowance mowing sites on a map
• Completing safety and equipment reports digitally
• Loading, transporting, and unloading tractor mower
• Reviewing local land conditions and marking hazards
• Cleaning and maintaining Agriculture shop
• Maintaining mowing records (hours, ground condition, mileage mowed)
• Cleaning tractor mowers before leaving site to avoid cross-contamination of weeds
• Notifying Vegetation Management crews of noxious weeds and providing land location
• Picking weeds and seeding ditches in new construction areas

• Valid Class 5 driver's license and acceptable driver's abstract, Class 3 preferred
• Experience operating farm equipment, tractors, side-arm mowers, 3-pt hitch mowers, 3-pt hitch seeders, and/or hydro-seeders
• Ability to maintain the equipment used
• Knowledge of noxious weeds, an asset
• Ability to manage time and priorities, and multi-task
• Comfortable using computers, including MS Office and GIS software
• Comfortable reading maps and accurately determining land locations
• The successful applicants must have reliable transportation to and from work.

Term Length: The incumbent can start as soon as possible and the contract will end on October 31, 2025.

Work Schedule: This job is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm with some weekends and evenings as required.

Hourly Pay: $28.61 to $33.66.  

Pay Rate: $28.61 to $33.66 hourly 

Closing Date: August 17th, 2025 11.59 pm.

As part of the County of Grande Prairie’s commitment to provide a safe and healthy workplace, we encourage and support a scent-free environment.

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

The County of Grande Prairie recognizes and values the principles of fair hiring practices. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your needs.

• This posting may be used for future vacancies or to fill more than one position
• This posting may be open until a suitable candidate(s) is/are found.

Please note that once your application is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. If we require any additional information we will contact you. Due to the volume of applications received we can only answer questions at the interview stage.