Posted 3 months ago
Picker/Rigger
@ LaPrairie Group
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Overview
ENTREC Alberta, part of LAPRAIRIE Group of Companies, is hiring a full-time Picker/Rigger in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The role involves operating picker, winch and bed trucks, directing lifts, rigging and moving heavy and oversize loads, and performing pre- and post-trip inspections. Rotational shifts (14/7 or 21/7) are based at the Fort McMurray camp.
Responsibilities:
- Operate picker, winch and bed trucks
- Direct workers during hoisting and moving of loads
- Test, select and set up rigging and gear
- Perform pre- and post-trip inspections on jack and slide equipment
- Pilot oversize loads and load or unload trucks
Requirements summary:
- Availability for rotational day and night shifts (14/7 or 21/7)
- Able to run a 45-tonne swing cab
- Experience with OHS hand signals for spotting equipment
- Picker and bed truck experience (an asset)
- Acceptable drivers abstract and passed drug and alcohol screen
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-19
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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) |
| Schedule | day, overnight |
| Travel | air: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Construction site, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer none |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | drug and alcohol, driving record |
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LaPrairie Group
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Full company description
LaPrairie solves your project challenges with a highly skilled workforce, innovative thinking, and state-of-the-art equipment. Our operational team and comprehensive fleet of cranes, trucks, and heavy equipment are ready to deliver – anytime, anywhere. Whether it’s executing super-heavy engineered lifts, hauling extra-heavy loads, maintaining the safety of your roads, mining and trucking aggregates, or supplying and delivering quality frac sand products – LaPrairie gives you the advantage. LaPrairie Crane Our team of hoisting engineers and riggers bring “tons of experience”, along with professionally engineered lift studies, that make for an exceptional safety record. We are specialists in engineering and executing highly complex and extra-heavy lifts. LaPrairie Haul Heavy haul logistics specialists tackle jobs of all sizes and scope. We are highly skilled transportation and heavy haul professionals with broad experience in harsh, remote northern environments. LaPrairie Works LaPrairie Works provides expertise in highway and bridge maintenance, slope stabilization, and environmental remediation. We are proud to be formally recognized with industry and ministerial awards for innovation and environmental stewardship. LaPrairie Oilfield Our specialized trailer fleet of pneumatic, bottom dump, and live bottom trailers, coupled with multiple, strategically located trans-load centers enables LaPrairie to be first on site with just in time deliveries. Canadian Silica Industries Produces API Spec, 20/40, 30/50, 40/70 & 100 mesh frac sand with easy access to the Montney, Duverney, and Cardium Formations, with trans-load facilities conveniently located in Fort Nelson, and Dawson Creek BC. Our mining operation in Arcadia, WI produces washed sand delivered by barge or rail across North America. LaPrairie Rock Equipped to handle every phase of the materials engineering process, from initial exploration to delivery of the end product.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,588
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 167
- Reported office locations
- Calgary, Alberta T2P 1N8, CA
- 427 Gregoire Dr, 201, Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 4K7, CA
- Business categories
- Construction
- Residential
- Commercial Real Estate
- Transportation
- Rental
- Other recorded names
- LaPrairie Group
- LaPrairie Group of Companies
- Specialties
- Canadian Crane Rental Services
- Heavy Haul Solutions
- Highway Maintenance
- Transportation
- Aggregate Resources
- and Proppant Solutions in Canada and USA
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
LaPrairie solves your project challenges with a highly skilled workforce, innovative thinking, and state-of-the-art equipment. Our operational team and comprehensive fleet of cranes, trucks, and heavy equipment are ready to deliver – anytime, anywhere. Whether it’s executing super-heavy engineered lifts, hauling extra-heavy loads, maintaining the safety of your roads, mining and trucking aggregates, or supplying…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Canadian Crane Rental ServicesHeavy Haul SolutionsHighway MaintenanceTransportationAggregate Resourcesand Proppant Solutions in Canada and USA |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 59 |
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ENTREC Alberta, a diversified trucking company (a member of LAPRAIRIE Group of Companies), is currently recruiting for a Picker/Rigger to join our team in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
ENTREC Alberta Ltd. is committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of service and safety for the best transportation experience. We are dedicated to achieving maximum efficiency and productivity to support our mission and vision of being a proven leader in specialized over-weight, over-sized cargo hauling and jack & slide services providing the highest quality service, safety, value, and integrity resulting in customer satisfaction.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work with Picker Winch and Bed trucks.
- Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials.
- Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
- Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
- Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
- Install ground rigging for yarding lines, attaching chokers to logs and then to the lines.
- Align, level, and anchor machinery.
- Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
- Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
- Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
- Clean and dress machine surfaces and component parts. Wash equipment as requested by Supervisor.
- Perform pre and post trip inspections on Jack & Slide Equipment.
- Perform pilot operation for oversize loads.
- Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
- Operate CAT and John Deere skid steers.
- Load and unload trucks and trailers
- Perform other duties as required
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Availability to work rotational shifts, including days and nights. Work will be based in Fort McMurray camp and successful candidates will have a choice between 14/7 or 21/7 shifts.
- Able to run 45 tonnes/swing cab.
- Previous Picker and Bed Truck experience is considered an asset.
- Experienced in using OHS hand signals for spotting mobile cranes and mobile equipment.
- Ability to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol clearance.
- Solid communication skills.
- Ability to navigate work sites and adapt to daily changes in scopes of work.
- Acceptable drivers abstract.
We encourage all who are qualified and interested to apply in confidence; however, only those in consideration will be contacted.
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