Picker Operator-Lead Hand

Newforce Energy Services Ltd. is a diversified oilfield services company with divisions in pipeline, facilities, electrical, and instrumentation. Our Head Office is in Drayton Valley, AB with a secondary location 5 minutes from Sylvan Lake, AB on Highway 11.

Newforce has an opening for an experienced Picker Truck Operator in the Sylvan Lake or Drayton Valley area.

About this Opportunity: We are an equal opportunity employer. We offer competitive pay, employee benefits, and subsistence.

Qualifications and Experience

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  Oil field safety tickets; H2S Alive, Ground disturbance level 2, First Aid, Common safety orientation.


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  3 years of work experience in the trade


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  Class 5 Licence with 3-year commercial driver abstract.


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  Experience securing loads, pulling trailers, and operating picker trucks.


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  Able to read and follow maps to remote locations.

• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, and specifications to determine layout requirements.

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  Understanding of Specifications, Codes, and ABSA standards.


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  Applicants must be within Sylvan Lake or the Drayton Valley area.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Installations and maintenance of piping systems


• Tie-ins for new and existing systems.


• Cut openings for pipes in walls, floors, and ceilings using hand or power tools or machines.


• Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipe to the required shape using hand and power tools.


• Weld, braze, cement, solder, and thread joints to join pipes and fabricate sections of the piping system.


• Install supports, valves, piping, and control systems.


• Test system for leaks using testing equipment.


• Clean and maintain pipe units and fittings and flush systems.


• Remove and replace worn components and reactivate the system.


• Pigging and testing of pipelines.


• Painting, housekeeping, and other laborer duties.


• Follow all company, client, and OHS safety requirements.

Personal Attributes

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  Adaptability


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  Attention to detail.


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  Collaboration


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  Stress tolerance


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  Active learning


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  Analytical thinking


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  Independence


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  Responsibility for outcomes


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  Concern for others


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  Problem solving.

Working Conditions

Average 10-hour days, weather conditions, changing environment, cramped and awkward positions. Working with heavy tools and materials. Working with overhead loads, knuckle-boom, overhead cranes, and rope rigging.  

Job Type: Seasonal, full time

Salary: Based on Experience

Employee Benefits:

• Competitive wages


• Dental care


• Disability insurance


• Extended health care


• Life insurance


• Vision care

Supplemental pay types:

• Subsistence


• LOA or Camp