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We’re Hiring: Multiple Heavy Equipment Operator Opportunities at Fort Hills!

Looking for your next big opportunity? Join the team at Fort Hills, where you’ll operate some of the newest and largest mining equipment in the world and play a key role in helping us meet daily production targets safely and efficiently.

As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you’ll be responsible for the safe operation of a variety of ultra-class heavy equipment in a dynamic mining environment. If you’re passionate about operating world-class machinery and want to be part of a high-performing team, we want to hear from you.

What we offer:

We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

• Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching
• Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being
• Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

Minimum Requirements:

• Two years experience operating cable or hydraulic shovels, excavators, dozers, graders or haul trucks in an open pit mine or experience in tailing & drainage
• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) or 10 years of relevant work experience
• Valid driver’s license and a 2-year clean driving record
• Proven safety mindset
• The ability to concentrate and maintain focus for long periods of time

Responsibilities:

• Consistently follow our operating standards and procedures
• Operate various makes and models of haul trucks, shovels, backhoes, dozers, and/or graders in adherence to our standards and procedures
• Complete walk-arounds, safety checks and field level risk assessments and ensure the heavy equipment is running properly and respectfully intervene when necessary
• Train and mentor others
• Report any necessary repairs to the maintenance team or supervisors and report all incidents, damage and near misses immediately
• Participate in and drive continuous improvement programs

Location and other Key details:

• You will work out of our camp-based Fort Hills mining site, located in Alberta’s Athabasca region, 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta  
• This is a Fly-in/Fly-out (FIFO) camp-based position; you will FIFO from a Suncor hub location: Calgary or Edmonton or bus in from Fort McMurray (relocation to a hub will not be provided)
• The shift schedule is a seven days on /seven days off rotation (seven days on, seven days off, seven nights on, seven nights off; 12-hour shifts)
• This position has been identified as safety sensitive

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.