Seasonal Operator, Highway Maintenance

Location: Blind River, ON, Canada
Date Posted: Mar 17, 2025
Job ID: R23467
Job Status: Part-Time

Description

Join Our Team – Road Maintenance Careers with Ledcor Highways Ltd.

Are you tired of long commutes and working far from home? Looking for a stable, long-term career where you can contribute to your local community?

Ledcor Highways Ltd. (LHL) is offering exciting road maintenance opportunities across Ontario, providing year-round employment with contracts lasting up to seven years.

We are seeking enthusiastic, team-oriented individuals to help keep Ontario's highways safe. If you hold a valid AZ or DZ license and want to work for a company that values safety, community, and career growth, we want to hear from you!

We offer industry-leading wages, excellent training, benefits, RRSP, and career growth potential with advancement opportunities within our diversified company. As part of our team, you'll operate heavy equipment to maintain Ontario's highways through all seasons, ensuring safe road conditions for everyone.

Click on the link below to see what it’s like working for Ledcor and apply to join the Ledcor Highways team in various locations across Ontario today!

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Operate snowplow trucks, wheel loaders, and other heavy equipment as required
• Maintain Ontario Provincial Highways including assisting with Labourer duties (pothole repair, guardrail repair, bridge and signage cleaning, hazard remediation, etc.)
• Work outside in all weather conditions

Qualifications:

• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks
• Valid AZ or DZ driver’s license with air endorsement
• Clear 3-year driver’s abstract
• Previous experience operating a snowplow truck and/or wheel loader is a strong asset

Work Conditions:

• Applicants that reside in Thessalon, Bruce Mines, White River and Searchmont, Ontario will be given preference due to the location of the work
• As we respond to various weather patterns, some shift work, on-call, and night shift will be required
• Seasonal work from September to May

Rates & Premiums:

• Will be provided a base hourly rate of $24.50/hour to $26.00/hour depending on experience
• Operators will be eligible to receive premiums starting at $5/hour, when performing winter maintenance operations

Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

We are committed to the long-term success and wellbeing of our employees. Employees are provided with a comprehensive health and benefits package which includes extended health and dental, vision care, disability, and life insurance coverage as well as access to mental health and wellness resources through an employee family assistance program.

Employees also receive a competitive retirement package. These programs are administered through the Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable collective agreement.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion, and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.