Equipment Operator

23053 Denfield Rd, Exeter, ON N0M 2A0, Canada Req #125

Monday, February 10, 2025

The strength in Middlesex Centre lies with its people. Located just west of the City of London, Middlesex Centre’s rural communities and small towns make it a great place to live, work and play.

Municipality of Middlesex Centre
Employment Opportunity

Position: Equipment Operator

Permanent, Full-Time Position, Non-Union

Department: Public Works and Engineering

Grow your Future at Middlesex Centre

The Municipality of Middlesex Centre is a thriving, progressive, and welcoming community. Located just west of the City of London, Middlesex Centre’s rural charm and vibrant small towns make it a great place to live, work, and play.

What makes us special? Our team!

We are supportive, inclusive, and collaborative workplace. We take pride in delivering the highest standard of municipal services to our community. We embrace our values of respect, cooperation, innovation, and integrity.

If you are a team player who is passionate about your work and are always looking for ways to improve and grow, then we want to hear from you.

We can offer you:

• Competitive compensation
• Participation in OMERS, one of the best defined-benefit pension plans in Canada
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits with a health care spending account
• An employee and family assistance program
• A culture that supports ongoing training and professional development.

Position Summary

The Equipment Operator performs a variety of duties in connection with road maintenance, including operating and repairing all departmental equipment, installing and maintaining road signs, maintaining municipal buildings and other facilities, installing and repairing municipal drains, and assisting with operational requests from other municipal departments. Equipment Operators also undertake annual capital construction projects related to road construction, sidewalk construction, and annual tar and chip resurfacing. Equipment Operators also perform all required winter maintenance activities during the winter maintenance season including operating snowplows, sidewalk plows, and all other associated equipment.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Maintenance

• Operates machinery, tools and equipment required to maintain road infrastructure, including snow and ice management, grading roads, excavating, hauling and spreading materials, operating heavy construction machinery and trucks, and conducting seasonal roadside maintenance.
• Installs and maintains regulatory, warning and information signs as per the Ontario Traffic Manual.
• Reports road conditions, damage, vandalism, and other conditions to Supervisors and carries out repairs as directed.
• Picks up litter and debris within Municipal right-of-way.
• Repairs guardrails, municipal sidewalks, shoulders, storm sewers.
• Installs traffic calming (e.g. speed humps).
• Operates the Street Sweeper.
• Assists with installing traffic control devices to ensure a safe working environment within the roadway as per the Ontario Traffic Manual.
• Undertakes roadside forestry activities.
• Assists with street light maintenance.

Infrastructure Construction and Renewal Management

• Repairs, replaces and/or installs municipal drains, including steel culverts, tiling, catch-basins, and erosion control devices.
• Assesses type and quantity of material needed for road construction, assists with ordering gravel and other materials, and reports material quantities consumed.
• Operates and performs chip sealing operations required for maintenance activities and new construction projects.
• Performs and undertakes road, sidewalk, and other transportation related construction projects, operating a variety of heavy construction equipment.

Fleet and Facility Management

• Performs all required mechanical maintenance of heavy construction equipment and vehicles (i.e. oil changes, tire repair, painting, wiring and welding).
• Performs daily safety inspections of equipment and vehicles and reports any deficiencies.
• Assists with inventory procurement.
• Performs safe operations of all heavy construction equipment and vehicles and ensures proper use of chemicals.

Winter Maintenance

• Operates winter maintenance equipment, including plow trucks, front-end loaders, sidewalk plows, graders, heavy construction equipment as directed.
• Maintains municipal parking lots and Public Works and Engineering facilities.

Other Responsibilities

• Assists with Water repairs.
• Undertakes special projects and performs other duties as assigned, in accordance with corporate objectives.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• High school diploma plus additional certifications of about one year.

Experience

• 4-5 years of progressive experience in a transportation municipal operations environment.

Specialized Training & Licences

• Preferred Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C Training.
• Preferred Occupational Health and Safety Confined Space Training.
• Preferred Completion of the TJ Mahoney, Construction & Maintenance Certification accredited by the Ontario Good Roads Association.
• Preferred Completion of a Heavy Equipment Operator Program.
• Working at Heights.

Skills & Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment in all weather conditions
• Strong technical knowledge of transportation-related processes, methodologies, Provincial regulations, and construction practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Ontario Traffic Manual Book 7.
• Common core and surface miner training for municipal quarry pit operations.
• Fuel handling safety training.
• Facility overhead crane training.
• Chainsaw certification.
• Welding.

Other Requirements

• Criminal Records Check.
• Able to lift 45kg (e.g. tires, brakes, parts).

Hours & Conditions of Work

Normal hours of work are 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Seasonal evening and/or weekend shift work will be required. Overtime may be required depending on weather conditions and or if emergency after hours work is needed.

This position works frequently with heavy equipment, hazardous products containing MSDS, and around other utilities (hydro, water, gas, telecommunications, etc.). The use of Personal Protective Equipment is required at all times.

This Equipment Operator’s time will be spent predominantly in the field or while operating a motorized fleet.

Compensation

Middlesex Centre offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive employee benefit plan, including participation in the OMERS pension plan for this position.

Compensation for this position is currently $28.30 to $33.69 per hour.

Job Posting #: 2025-009

Closing Date: February 24, 2025

Middlesex Centre is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive recruitment and selection processes. Please advise us in confidence of any accommodations needed to ensure your access to a fair and equitable process.