LaPrairie Group Looking for Swamper/Rigger at Fort McMurray, AB Full Time

ENTREC Alberta Ltd., a diversified trucking company (acquired by LAPRAIRIE Group of Companies) is recruiting a permanent full-time Swamper/Rigger to join its growing logistics team in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

LAPRAIRIE Group of Companies, established in 1982 as a one-crane, two-man operation in Tumbler Ridge, BC, has grown into a successful, group of companies employing over 600 local employees and offering full turnkey services within the mobile crane and rigging, heavy hauling, highway and bridge maintenance, frac sand mining, processing and distribution service sectors. This 100% Canadian, and family-owned group of companies services the Canadian and North Eastern USA markets through its various subsidiaries: LAPRAIRIE Crane, LAPRAIRIE Haul, LAPRAIRIE Works, LAPRAIRIE Oilfield, CAPSTAN Hauling, ENTREC, LAPRAIRIE Rock, and Canadian Silica Industries.

ENTREC Alberta Ltd. is committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of service and safety for the best transportation experience. We are dedicated to achieving maximum efficiency and productivity to support our mission and vision of being a proven leader in specialized over-weight, over-sized cargo hauling and jack & slide services providing the highest quality service, safety, value and integrity resulting in customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Winch Trucks, Bed Truck, and Picker Trucks
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials
• Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules
• Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques
• Install ground rigging for yarding lines, attaching chokers to logs and then to the lines
• Align, level, and anchor machinery
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools
• Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets
• Clean and dress machine surfaces and component parts. Wash equipment as requested by Supervisor
• Perform pre and post trip inspections on Jack & Slide Equipment
• Perform pilot operation for oversize loads
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps
• Operate CAT and John Deere skid steers
• Load and unload trucks and trailers
• Organize ENTREC’s yard and other facilities

Desired skills and Experience:

• Availability to work in a camp environment with rotational shifts, including days and nights. Successful candidates will have a choice between 14/7 or 21/7 shifts.
• Previous Jack and Slide experience is considered an asset
• Previous Picker and Bed Truck experience is considered an asset
• Experienced in using OHS hand signals for spotting mobile cranes and mobile equipment
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol clearance
• Solid communication skills
• Ability to navigate work sites, and adapt to daily changes in scopes of work
• Acceptable drivers abstract

We encourage all who are qualified and interested to apply in confidence, however, only those in consideration will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time