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If you are currently in search of a new job, contemplating a career change, or simply have a passion for working with heavy-duty trucks, we invite you to explore the exciting job opportunities available with us!
If you possess the necessary qualifications and experience, we would be delighted to meet you and discuss potential employment opportunities. Our dealerships are conveniently located throughout Alberta, with branches in Calgary, Balzac, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and our TRP Store in Fox Creek.
Join The GreatWest Team!
If you are currently in search of a new job, contemplating a career change, or simply have a passion for working with heavy-duty trucks, we invite you to explore the exciting job opportunities available with us!
If you possess the necessary qualifications and experience, we would be delighted to meet you and discuss potential employment opportunities. Our dealerships are conveniently located throughout Alberta, with branches in Calgary, Balzac, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and our TRP Store in Fox Creek.
To gain further insight into the day-to-day life at GreatWest Kenworth, follow along with us on social media. There, you will find additional information about our company and the rewarding experiences our employees enjoy.
For more information on GreatWest Kenworth Employment, check out our highlights!
We look forward to the possibility of welcoming you to our team and embarking on a successful professional journey together!
Benefits
When working at GreatWest Kenworth, employees are offered a comfortable, clean, and supportive environment, with opportunities for growth and advancement. Competitive wages are matched with a comprehensive, up to date employee benefits program that caters to the needs of staff and their families. Some of the benefits are:
- 3 Weeks Vacation After 3 Years
- Boots, PPE, and Tool Allowance,
- Private Telemedical Health Care Services for the Whole Family
- Health Plan, Dental Plan and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Vision Care and Prescription Safety Glasses Coverage
- Relocation and Moving Assistance
- Company Events
- Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Opportunities
- Family Assistance Program
- Paid Training and Career Development Opportunities
….Along with much more!
Hiring Tips
Not Getting Interviews?
Need Help? Check out this Web Series:
- Part 1: The Modern Resume
- Part 2: Interviews
- Part 3: Networking & Talking to People
- Part 4: The Hidden Job Market
- All applications are submitted through our Indeed Company Page
- Be honest! We would rather work with someone who is passionate but needs support than someone who isn’t truthful.
- Department Manager and HR will review resumes & contact you for an interview.
- Interview Process
- Reference Checks
- The onboarding process begins if the candidate is successful.
- Sign your offer letter, receive all your log ins and access codes emailed to you & get ready to start on your first day!
- Meet your hiring manager. Don’t forget to punch in!
- Dealership tour with your manager
- Log in to our online orientation & complete
- Lunch
- Head back to your department for training – you will have training with a buddy for the first few days to work with you!
Here are some of the things our team looks for when reviewing resumes:
- Overall experience
- Date & length of past employment
- Who you’ve worked with
- Titles of your past positions
- All certifications, training, and engine experience
On average, 95% of candidates are rejected for lacking experience in OEM or heavy equipment dealerships. Working with these units is very different than a maintenance shop or automotive environment.
Be sure to keep your resume in tip top shape:
- Submit PDFs for easy downloading
- Make them concise, and to the point
- Ensure your email and phone number are up to date.
There are 3 preferred ways we hire for the entry level positions of 1st-year apprentices trying to get into the Heavy-Duty Truck Industry to get a Heavy Equipment Technician Job in Alberta.
- Are you in high school and passionate about wanting to work in the industry? Register as a RAP Student (Registered Apprentice Program). You can earn credit towards your high school diploma, earn some money, experience, and hours towards your blue book.
- Register for the DET program through the post-secondary institute in your area (SAIT, NAIT, Olds College, Red Deer Polytechnique, Fairview College, or Lethbridge College). You take an eight-month full time course that covers all the educational information of your 1st and 2nd year apprenticeships. You are then hired on as a 1st year apprentice and need to work to earn your hours for both terms.
- Work in a shop as a shop helper, you are then in this role for about 18 months before growing into a 1st year apprenticeship. 60% of you day will be spent maintaining the shop, and running for supplies, the following 40% is supporting our journeymen HETs on the rigs.
- The most challenging route is to apply for an apprenticeship with some sort of auto experience like Canadian Tire or MR. Lube… even a shop class in high school would add some benefit. It’s not impossible but can be a difficult path.
Pay Scale:
- RAP Students/ Pre-Apprentice: up to 50% of the C-rate pay.
- 1st Year: 60% of C-Rate Pay
- 2nd Year: 70% of C-Rate Pay
- 3rd Year: 80% of C-Rate Pay
- 4th Year: 90% of C-Rate Pay
- Journeymen: Market Value based on skill, performance, and efficiencies
- Relevant work experience is a must.
- Relevant Heavy Duty Industry experience is an asset.
- Clear Work History with dates is very beneficial.
- Relevant education experience is essential especially for apprentices.
- Relevant education experience is essential especially for apprentices.
- Put the Career # and City in your Subject Line of your email.
- Download a template for your resume.
- Do not send links of your resume, such as SkyDrive, we do not click on outside links.
- A quick introduction on where you saw the Job Posting, about yourself and your professional background in your email body.
- PDFs are ideal but WORD works as well. WPS and ODT files are sometimes difficult to open and may change your formatting.
Good luck and if you were not chosen this time, we encourage you to apply again in a few months.
Here are some standards for Heavy Equipment Mechanic Jobs Salary Ranges and Ranges for Apprentices
- All employees that are currently attending High School are considered RAP Students.
- Once a Rap Student graduates High School they qualify to become a 1st Year Apprentice with 3 months of graduating.
- Pre-Apprentices are those employees who have been hired with the intention of signing up as apprentices in the near future.
- A Rate – Top Rate
- B Rate – Less than 10%- 19% of A Rate
- C Rate – Less than 20% of A RateHET Heavy Equipment Technician Jobs in Alberta
RAP Students: $12 to start and no more than 50% of C-rate after sign-up.
Pre-Apprentice: No more than 50% of C-rate.
- 1st Year: 1500 Hours – 70% PassWage – 60% of C-Rate
- 2nd Year: 1500 Hours – 70% PassWage – 70% of C-Rate
- 3rd Year: 1500 Hours – 70% PassWage – 80% of C-Rate
- 4th Year: 1500 Hours – 70% PassWage – 90% of C-RateTruck and Trailer Mechanic Jobs in Alberta
RAP Students: $12 to start and no more than 50% of C-rate after sign-up.
Pre-Apprentice: No more than 50% of C-rate.
- 1st Year: 1500 Hours – 70% PassWage – 60% of C-Rate
- 2nd Year: 1500 Hours – 70% PassWage – 70% of C-Rate
- 3rd Year: 1500 Hours – 70% PassWage – 80% of C-Rate
- Journeyman Market Value for Skills, Performance, and Efficiencies
