Maintenance Yardperson - Syncrude Aurora - Drive In/Out - Two Week Rotations
NACG is hiring an Intermediate Maintenance Yardperson for its Syncrude Aurora mining project in Fort McMurray. The role involves general maintenance, cleanup, assisting technicians, and ensuring work areas remain organized and safe. This position operates on a 14x14 rotation with both day and night shifts. Camp accommodations are not provided, but bussing is available from Fort McMurray to the worksite. Overtime is paid after 8 hours per day or 44 hours per week.
Position
Field
Labour & SupportWork Rotation
Accommodations
Responsibilities
The Intermediate Maintenance Yardperson will support site maintenance and organizational duties.
- Perform general maintenance, cleanup, and organizational tasks
- Maintain roadways by clearing snow, addressing potholes, and applying water as needed
- Assist technicians with job setup and tear-down
- Support assembly and testing tasks under supervision
- Gather and deliver parts and components to assist with job completion
- Ensure proper waste segregation and controlled product storage
- Operate skid-steer, zoom boom, and forklift as required
Requirements
Qualified candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Minimum 6 months of experience in a heavy equipment maintenance environment
- Experience operating skid-steer, zoom boom, or forklift
- Valid Class 5 Driver's License
- Previous light-duty vehicle experience on Oil Sands sites
- WHMIS, TDG, and Waste Segregation training are assets
- Class 3 with air brake endorsement is an asset
- Valid CSO or BSO certification
Perks and Benefits
This position offers excellent pay and benefits.
- Up to $44.74/hour pay rate
- Vacation and statutory holiday pay
- Overtime after 8 hours/day or 44 hours/week
- Night shift premium
- Paid weekly
- IUOE Local 955 membership
- Medical and dental benefits after 400 hours worked
- Transportation to and from the site
- PPE provided (excluding CSA-certified steel-toed boots)
- Career advancement opportunities
Worksite/Project
Syncrude Aurora
The Syncrude Aurora Mine, located approximately 35 kilometers north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, is a significant component of Syncrude Canada's oil sands operations. The Aurora North Mine was the first stand-alone oil sands mine and processing plant, producing bitumen froth that is transported to the Mildred Lake processing plant. The mine has a bitumen production capacity of 225,000 bpd and is expected to be depleted by about 2040 at current mining rates. Syncrude is a joint venture operated by Suncor Energy, with partners including Imperial Oil, Sinopec, and Nexen/CNOOC.
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North American Construction Group
North American Construction Group (NACG) is one of Canada's largest mining and heavy civil construction contractors, publicly traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the ticker NOA. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Acheson, Alberta, the company provides contract mining, overburden removal, site development, earthworks, tailings management, and mine reclamation services across Canada, the United States, and Australia. Its core operations are concentrated in the Fort McMurray oil sands region of northern Alberta, where it delivers large-scale earthmoving and mine support to major oil, natural gas, and resource producers. NACG operates one of the largest independently owned fleets of haul trucks, shovels, and earthmoving equipment of any contractor in the region, and provides heavy equipment maintenance, rebuild, and support services through subsidiaries such as ML Northern Services. Its Australian operations, expanded through the acquisition of the MacKellar Group, serve the mining sector as a Tier 1 contractor. The company also works through several Indigenous partnerships, and holds a 49% interest in the Nuna Group of Companies, Canada's largest majority Inuit-owned mining and heavy civil contractor.
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