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Yard Technician

Prince George, BC
$21 - $28/hour
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Top Benefits

Vacation packages
Health and insurance benefits
Retirement savings plan

About the role

Company: Geotech Drilling

- A proud member of the ConeTec Group

Company Background and Culture

Geotech Drilling is a dynamic international drilling company headquartered in Prince George, with offices in Vernon, Surrey, BC, Airdrie, and Leduc, AB. Our strategy is to grow our company by developing our high-quality, advanced-stage project pipeline.

Geotech owns and operates state-of-the-art drilling equipment throughout western Canada. We are one of Canada's largest geotechnical, environmental and exploration drilling companies, with a fleet of over 70 site investigation platforms.

Geotech Drilling has joined ConeTec. As part of our integrated team, you'll harness the collective expertise, expanded resources, and cutting-edge testing capabilities that come with this exciting merger. Seize the opportunity to shape the future of geotechnical drilling with us

Yard Technician

Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. is looking for a motivated Yard Technician to join their team in Prince George! This dynamic role will involve general yard tasks to effectively support the loading and unloading of equipment for drilling programs based across Western Canada. The successful candidate will be an integral part of our Yard team and the effective preparation of drilling related equipment and supplies.

Yard Technician Responsibilities:

  • Performing routine laboring tasks on a daily basis such as yard clean up.

  • Moving, carrying and hauling materials and inventory.

  • Filling requisitions for project work.

  • Operating hand-held equipment and forklift.

  • Sorting, inspecting, and cleaning equipment for future projects.

  • Understanding and observing all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self, co-workers and Geotech property.

  • Ensure outgoing loads are logically organized, complete and secure for transport

  • Ensure quality of outgoing loads and report all defects or errors to the Yard Foreman

  • Maintain constant communication with yard technicians and operations staff

  • Exert excellent prioritizing skill to meet and exceed project timelines Other duties as required

Qualifications:

  • Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks at hand

  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

  • Drilling experience in various methodologies such as Coring, Auguring and Air Rotary considered assets

  • Knowledge of drilling equipment, related tooling and consumables

  • Forklift experience considered an asset Must have valid Class 5/7 (N) License

Rate:

$21.00 - $28.00 per hour based on experience.

Schedule:

Working schedule is four days a week, including weekends. Typically this will consist of 10 hours per day and 40 hours per week. The typical schedule is 6:30am - 5:00pm.

At Geotech, we pride ourselves in offering a challenging and rewarding work environment. Our employees have the opportunity for career and professional growth through development, and education.

In addition, our compensation benefit package includes competitive salaries and vacation packages, Health and Insurance benefit program, and Retirement Savings Plan.

About Geotech Drilling Services Ltd

Construction
201-500

Our Mission

“To the strictest ethical business practices, we provide industry leading drilling services through the implementation of technically advanced equipment and skilled operators, consistently exceeding the expectations of our diverse client base; ensuring safe, equitable and empowering employment for our personnel.”

Our Core Values

The mission will be achieved by adhering to the following core values:

Implement and continuously improve a positive, behaviour based, safety culture throughout the organization that will encourage personnel to view safety as a way of life, not only a condition of employment. We will encourage and reward a philosophy of reduced risk tolerance as we strive to achieve a corporate objective of zero injuries across our business units. Every member of our company will return home safely to their families at the end of each project.

Employ energetic, solution minded professionals to consistently meet and exceed our clients’ project requirements. By creating a work environment of universal respect that fosters a philosophy of safety, diversification and innovation, we encourage resourcefulness and practicality to confidently overcome challenges with enthusiasm and spirit.

Develop relationships with our clients based on mutual respect, honesty and integrity; maintain our relationships through exemplary service, open and honest communication, and a positive, solution focused work ethic. Embrace client feedback as we continually evolve and adapt our policies and procedures to satisfy changing industry standards.

Continually identify and implement the most technologically advanced drilling techniques to increase the efficiency and the accuracy of field data collection. Employ state of the art equipment to facilitate exemplary quality control and solidify our position as an industry leader.

Respect for the environment, taking all steps practical to minimize our footprint and mitigate any deleterious impacts as a result of our work. Be respectful and sensitive to the local community’s culture and customs in which we do business.

Construct corporate strategy for predicting and reacting to market demand through diversification and expansion; facilitate immediate term stability and the long term sustainability of Geotech.