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Heavy Duty Mechanic
@ Loraas
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Overview
Loraas Disposal North is hiring a Truck and Trailer or Heavy-Duty Mechanic at its Saskatoon district to inspect, repair and maintain garbage trucks and support vehicles. The role is full-time with rotating weekday shifts and every fifth Saturday, paying up to $43.27 per hour based on experience, plus a $5,000 retention bonus with stipulations.
Responsibilities:
- Inspect and repair garbage trucks and support vehicles
- Conduct scheduled preventative maintenance
- Maintain electronic work orders and parts charge-outs
- Complete safety checks and tire and brake measurements
- Service post-collection processing equipment
Requirements summary:
- Full Class 5 driver's licence
- Pass all pre-employment tests
- Good attitude
- Willingness to learn
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Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-24
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-12
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Job details
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Warehouse, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer moderate |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Paid training, Uniform provided, Home office allowance |
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Loraas
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Full company description
Loraas is proud to be Saskatchewan’s leader in waste transfer, recycling, and organics services. Our commitment to our customers, our employees, and the environment drives everything we do. For more than 60 years, we’ve been building a reputation of excellence – dedicated to the changing and growing needs of our residential and commercial customers. Today, we offer the most advanced recycling and waste management services available anywhere in Canada. This is our story. This is performance. This is Loraas.
- LinkedIn followers
- 455
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 52
- Reported office locations
- 805 - 47th Street East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 8G7, CA
- 1902 1st Ave North, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 2A1, CA
- Lutheran Rd, Corman Park No 344, Saskatchewan S7K 8G7, CA
- Other recorded names
- Loraas
- Loraas Disposal North
- Specialties
- waste
- recycling
- organics
- transfer stations
- fencing
- compost
- garbage collection
- and disposal
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
Loraas is proud to be Saskatchewan’s leader in waste transfer, recycling, and organics services. Our commitment to our customers, our employees, and the environment drives everything we do. For more than 60 years, we’ve been building a reputation of excellence – dedicated to the changing and growing needs of our residential and commercial customers. Today, we offer the most advanced recycling and waste management…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environmental Services |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | wasterecyclingorganicstransfer stationsfencingcompostgarbage collectionand disposal |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 7 |
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Why Choose Us:
We are Loraas Disposal North, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout Saskatchewan. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.
Loraas has immediate openings for a Truck and trailer/Heavy-duty Mechanic at our Saskatoon district. Our priority is to give our mechanics a great paying career with great incentives!
As a Truck and trailer or Heavy-duty Mechanic:
- Inspect and repair Garbage Trucks, support vehicles and smaller off-road equipment in a safe, efficient, and courteous manner.
- Conduct preventative maintenance using scheduled inspections to ensure all equipment and systems are operational and maintain sufficient level of operational trucks in the fleet.
- Maintain accurate work orders and parts charge outs using an electronic work order system
- Complete all safety checks and record all tire and brake measurements in the company database.
- Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
- Works independently as well as under direction of the journeyperson mechanics and lead hands.
- Will be required to learn and service all post collection processing equipment and perform facility work as needed.
Shift: Monday to Friday - Weekly Rotating shifts of 6:00 am to 2:30 pm and 9:30 am to 6:00pm. Additionally, will be required to work 6:00am to 2:30pm every 5th Saturday.
Rate: up to $43.27 based on experience.
$5,000.00 Retention Bonus(with stipulations)
What You’ll Get From Us:
- Pay based on experience.
- Excellent benefits
- RRSP – match
- Generous boot, and uniform allowance
- Company-funded apprenticeship program with optional wage subsidy during schooling
- Training provided for Electric, Emission and Preventative Maintenance.
- Supportive teamwork environment
What We Need From You:
- Good attitude
- Willingness to learn
- Must be able to pass all pre-employment tests
- A minimum of Full Class 5 driver’s license
We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Loraas Disposal may use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for its positions but final hiring decisions are made with human oversight.
Loraas Disposal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions (including but not limited to hiring) are made without regard to characteristics protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
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