The Shop Operations Technician plays a key role in supporting daily shop and yard operations. Working alongside Millwrights, Welders, and Heavy Duty Mechanics, this position ensures that materials, equipment, and work areas are maintained safely and efficiently. The role provides hands-on assistance with shipping and receiving, equipment operation, mechanical support tasks, and general labour duties required to keep shop operations running smoothly. This position contributes directly to productivity, safety, and workflow by maintaining an organized work environment, supporting technicians with mechanical tasks, and ensuring timely movement of materials, tools, and equipment.

Primary Functions
In general, but not limited to:

• Load, unload stock, products
• Operate various equipment performing maintenance duties – Loader, forklift, skid-steer and light duty vehicles
• Oversee yard storage
• Delivering toolboxes to and from sites
• Orders picking, shipping and receiving
• Lifts heavy objects more than 50 pounds and climb ladders or stairs to perform duties of the position
• Clean and maintain yard/shop work area and follows all safety rules and practices
• Assist technicians with assembly and testing when required
• Move waste from working area of yard to dumpsters
• Comply with all company safety policies, procedures, rules and guidelines
• Maintain a positive work environment by behaving and communicating in professional, courteous, respectful, ethical manner with clients, co-workers and supervisors
• Support the Mechanics and Machinists in the shop as needed
• Other duties may be assigned as needed

Critical Qualifications & Skills:

• General knowledge of maintenance industry (preferred)
• High school diploma or equivalent (preferred)
• Valid class 5 driver’s license
• Responsible with strong work ethic, integrity, and reliability
• Manual dexterity required for operating machinery
• Organized and punctual
• Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, standing, and handling materials
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Ability to work under pressure with time constraints in a changing environment
• Loader Operator Certificate
• Forklift Operator Certificate
• Skidsteer Operator Certificate
• Overhead Crane & Rigging Certificate