Posted 5 months ago
Equipment Operator
@ Cando Default Brand
Sturgeon, Alberta
Overview
Cando Default Brand is hiring a full-time Equipment Operator to run rail and construction equipment for loading, unloading and material handling at its rail operations. The work is outdoors and physical, with fixed schedules, and the posting states the hire must hold rail operating and safety certifications and a class 5 driver's licence.
Responsibilities:
- Safely operate rail and construction equipment
- Perform laboring tasks on rail projects
- Maintain equipment, log books and fuel reports
- Load, secure and transport equipment and team
- Interface with customers by phone, radio or in person
Requirements summary:
- Experience operating excavators, loaders and heavy equipment
- Canadian Rail Operating Rules, eRailsafe and mine site safety certification
- Class 5 driver's licence
- First Aid/CPR
- Clear drug and alcohol testing
- Ability to lift 50 pounds regularly
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-06-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Department | Transportation & driving |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Plant or factory, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR), COR, eRailsafe, Mine site safety certification, First Aid/CPR |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, drug and alcohol |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Paid training |
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Cando Default Brand
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We are here to solve your rail needs. We optimize supply chains and connect industry to Class 1 railways.
Full company description
Cando Rail & Terminals is Canada’s leading provider of specialized rail operating services that allow industrial shippers to optimize their supply chains and connect to Class 1 railways by leveraging Cando’s operating capabilities and network of owned multi-purpose rail terminals. We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload services, railcar staging, train assembly, and related services. Fully embedded in our customers’ supply chain, Cando Rail & Terminals ensure our customers’ products get to where they need them, when they want them.
- LinkedIn followers
- 9,428
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 461
- Reported office locations
- Unit 400 - 740 Rosser Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 0K9, CA
- Business categories
- Real Estate Investment
- Virtual Assistant
- Software
- Supply Chain Management
- Real Estate
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Other recorded names
- Cando Rail & Terminals
- Specialties
- Terminal & Transload Services
- Short Line Operations
- Material Handling
- Industrial Switching
- Train Assembly
- Railcar Staging
- and Railcar Fleet Management & Logistics
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 72,145,648
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Cando Rail & Terminals is Canada’s leading provider of specialized rail operating services that allow industrial shippers to optimize their supply chains and connect to Class 1 railways by leveraging Cando’s operating capabilities and network of owned multi-purpose rail terminals. We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail Transportation |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1978 |
| Specialties | Terminal & Transload ServicesShort Line OperationsMaterial HandlingIndustrial SwitchingTrain AssemblyRailcar Stagingand Railcar Fleet Management & Logistics |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 33 |
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Equipment Operator with Cando are responsible for performing the safe and efficient loading and unloading of product and the flow of frames to proper storage areas of shipping locations. If you enjoy working outdoors, physical activity, problem solving, and a company that promotes a strong safety culture, this opportunity is for you!
Cando provides specialized rail operating services. We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload services, and more. With over 50 operations, we are the 3 largest locomotive fleet in Canada and growing!
Cando Advantages
- Work Life Balance with Fixed Schedules
- Cando’s Technical and Leadership Training Programs
- Award Winning Safety Culture
- Employee Ownership Program
- Group Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurances
- Flexible Health & Dental Benefits
- Canada’s Best Managed Company for 9 years!
Job Description
Operators with Cando operate machinery safely to perform a variety of tasks related to railway projects, track construction, and material handling. The Operator ensures safety is a high priority at all times and procedures are respected and followed as per CROR and COR regulations.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Safely operate rail/construction equipment; perform equipment maintenance and keep equipment log books updated
- Perform laboring tasks involved in various rail related projects
- Use track tools safely and efficiently; be responsible for and maintain supplied hand tools for equipment maintenance
- Participate in daily job briefings
- Maintain necessary journals, fuel reports and maintenance documents as required by the Department; properly complete daily paperwork and submit accordingly
- Transport the team to and from various locations; load the equipment and secure for transport
- Build relationships with the customer; interface in a proper and professional manner with the customer via phone, radio, or in person
- Advise when services are needed on truck or equipment; perform daily maintenance on equipment
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Able to work as a team player and take direction from foremen and supervisors
- Be physically fit with the ability to lift 50 pounds regularly
- Understand, record, and apply oral and written instructions; document work activities, and prepare required reports or work orders
- Mechanically inclined; capable of performing troubleshooting and maintenance
- Willingness to adapt to new technological changes and improvements and participate in training and self-development programs; track and document training and attain required signatures for training completion
- Ability to hold and maintain clear drug and alcohol testing; hold and maintain a valid driver's license and mine site safety course
Education & Experience
- Must be able to hold and maintain Canadian Rail Operating Rules, eRailsafe (including criminal background check), mine site safety certification, class 5 driver's license, clear drug and alcohol testing, and First Aid/CPR
- Experience operating various industrial/construction equipment including excavators, loaders and other heavy duty equipment; experience with specialized rail equipment an asset
Note: This description is not intended to limit the assignment of work or be construed as a complete list of the many duties to be performed by the incumbent. The qualifications are provided so interested candidates understand of the level of expertise required in this position.
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