Heavy Duty Mechanic

Certified Heavy Duty Mechanic – Relocation support provided
Slave Lake, Alberta

Our Heavy Duty Mechanics keep us running fierce. They troubleshoot, diagnose, maintain and repair mobile equipment to keep the mill running and keep it running safely. If the chance to take on the maintenance and repair of mobile equipment in a state-of-the-art facility sounds like your kind of challenge, read on to find out more.

We’re looking for a Certified Heavy Duty Mechanic to join our Athabasca OSB division, located in Slave Lake. This state-of-the-art facility has the longest continuous press in North America, giving us the ability to produce a diverse range of innovative forest products for customers around the world.

You are a certified Heavy Duty Mechanic, with experience working on hydraulic equipment and cylinders, as well as assembling large precision heavy equipment for the wood processing sector. You know your way around blueprints, diagrams and schematics, and consistently follow work processes and procedures. You use your knowledge and skills to recognize opportunities for improvement and cost-savings.

Your ideal workday will look something like this:

• You keep things running smoothly by maintaining a variety of mobile equipment that support the OSB manufacturing process.
• You use your knowledge and experience to troubleshoot, analyze, diagnose, lubricate and perform maintenance work on a variety of machinery.
• You tackle equipment issues before they arise through preventative and predictive maintenance
• You put safety first as you operate hoisting and lifting devices to position machinery and parts during the assembly, installation, set-up and repair of equipment and machinery.
• When problems arise, you inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions.

We value diversity at Tolko and respect that experience and knowledge come in many forms. Even if you don't think you check every box, please apply. We would love to hear your story and have you grow with us.

So, what’s in it for you?

• You’ll take on an exciting new challenge with supportive team members.
• You will earn a competitive wage at $48.00/hour to start.
• You’ll receive an additional prairie location payment and a trades retention bonus on top of your base pay.
• You will be eligible to participate in Tolko’s bonus program.
• Competitive benefits and retirement plans come standard, so you don’t have to choose between your bottom line and your wellbeing or your future.
• Relocation support including community connections so you can live (and play) where you work.
• Continued development through on the job and classroom training.
• A positive, innovative, and inclusive work environment.

If you want to work in a sustainable, future focused industry, there is no better place than Tolko. Our family has been producing innovative forest products for over 65 years. Our focus remains on sustainably managing our forests and our business for upcoming generations.

We want YOU to join our family. Come Grow Here! Apply today at www.tolko.com/careers.

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About Slave Lake

Our Athabasca Division is located two and a half hours northwest of Edmonton, Alberta close to the town of Slave Lake. Slave Lake is home to over 6,000 people. It’s an active community boasting two ball facilities, a multi-recreation centre, aquatic centre, and over 40 acres of parks and open space to explore. We honor that the town is situated on the traditional lands of Sawridge First Nation within Treaty 8 territory. Watch this video to learn more about the community and find out why life is better here.

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