City : Winnipeg

Category : Direct Hire

Industry : Recruitment/Staffing

Employer : The Adecco Group

Job Summary
The Labourer/Hostler is responsible for the day-to-day operations in the locomotive shops.  The incumbent collaborates with a large team on day-to-day tasks to ensure the success of operations. The role performs outdoors in various types of weather and environmental conditions and ensures a safe working environment.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Statement
At Adecco our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. This position is open to individuals who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis, the Indigenous peoples of Canada. Through this initiative, Adecco is taking proactive measures to support the equitable representation of Indigenous peoples in the workforce in alignment with section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.

Major Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment including dollies, high-pressure-washing machines, shovels, and wheelbarrows

• Drive vehicles including trucks, forklifts, and cranes

• Operate locomotives

• Carry out a variety of general tasks, as needed

Working Conditions

• Available to work shifts, weekends, holidays, nights and occasional overtime when necessary

• Partially performed outdoors in various types of weather and environmental conditions

• Regular exposure to heat, cold, water, noise, and hazardous materials including oil, grease, battery acid and fumes

• Protective clothing and equipment required

• Work at heights with fall restraint

• Physical: lift and carry up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 85 pounds occasionally

• Bend, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, and perform overhead work

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent General Education Diploma (GED)

• Valid driver’s licence

• Must be at least 18 years of age

• Ability to work autonomously, adapt to different situations, and manage stress

• Demonstrate good teamwork and maintain positive interactions with others

• Good verbal, reading comprehension, and writing skills

• Ability to determine the condition of objects and parts for wear and defects

• Dedicated to getting the job done while meeting established standards of quality, safety and client satisfaction

• Hand-eye coordination

• Vocational and technical training and/or knowledge of Rail Operating Rules

This position is a unionized position. As such, pay and benefits are governed by the applicable collective agreement.

Land Acknowledgement
Adecco acknowledges that our head office is located in Tkarón:to/Toronto, on the traditional territory of many Nations, including the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We recognize that our teams operate in offices and communities across the country, on the ancestral and contemporary lands of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. We’re committed to continued learning, respectful relationships, and taking meaningful actions in partnership with Indigenous communities.

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