Shop Support Driver

What We Offer

We offer an excellent wage and benefits package, along with the opportunity to work overtime.  Our growing team allows for opportunities for advancement and our benefits providers are competitive in our industry, allowing access to tuition and scholarship opportunities for your family!

Summary of Position

Abalone Construction is a privately owned company with over 30 years specializing in Industrial and Commercial civil construction. We offer construction services in a variety of markets including Infrastructure, Roadbuilding, and Land Development.

Role and Responsibilities

Pick up parts at various vendors

Haul culverts, skid steers, buckets, plate tampers, breakers, supplies and all other parts and or materials required for projects

Prepare parts cores paperwork for core credit returns; return cores to vendors

Get hoses built as required by shop staff

Maintain a level of organization in parts and get sea cans and cutting-edge racks

Organize heavy equipment/excavator buckets in yard as required.

Controls the distribution and cleaning of all Coveralls for shop

Pick up Friday lunches when required

Pick up cheques from various contractors when required

Empty all garbage cans from the shop and lunchroom

Clean up all cardboard from shop and cut and stack in the cardboard recycle bin

Monitor and work with shop staff to maintain proper inventory of welding gases (oxygen & acetylene)

Control a running inventory and maintain organization of equipment filter stock, Extra parts

Organize and control inventory of necessary tools (wrenches, track shovels, spades, grease guns, hammers etc.) for equipment and site

Organize and control inventory of all spill/drip trays

Organize and control inventory of DEF, Grease, Pails & jugs of oil, coolant and windshield washer fluid and order as required

Control Plastic Jug and Containers and prepare for recycle.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Training and Education

Class 3 license, clean driver’s abstract

WHMIS 2015 & CSTS 2020

1+ year(s) experience in a heavy equipment maintenance shop & lube bay is an asset

1+ year(s) experience operating heavy equipment

1 + years operating a forklift.

1+ years driving a tandem 5T is an asset

Working Conditions

This position is based primarily in a heavy equipment maintenance shop and surrounding yard. The role requires working in a physically demanding environment with regular exposure to noise, dust, dirt, grease, vibration, and changing weather conditions. Employees are expected to stand, walk, bend, kneel, lift, and carry materials throughout the workday and safely operate company vehicles and shop equipment as required. The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (50 hours per week). Weekend work may be required to support operational demands. All work must be performed in accordance with company safety policies, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).