Job Description

Ore Dock Control Operator

Job Summary

The Ore Dock Control Operator is responsible for performing assigned tasks in a safety-oriented environment. The incumbent operates mobile equipment, control consoles, and belt scales to monitor and control the movement of bulk materials through the dock and shiploader facilities. 

Major Responsibilities

• Follow and maintain safety practices and procedures

• Operate mobile equipment, including front-end loader, backhoes, skid steer, dozer, tractor, trapping machine, reclaimer, and other specialized equipment 

• Inspect equipment condition before operating and report any issues

• Start and shut down the belt system using approved operating procedures

• Recognize malfunctions, avoid abuse, damage, and excessive wear of equipment and systems operated

• Clean the facility using equipment and hand tools, including shovels, bars, rods, heating torches, and jackhammers

• Complete reports concerning duties performed, malfunctions, tonnage, safety issues and other information as required

• Respond to events and incidents proficiently while liaising with Management, staff, agencies, and emergency services

Working Conditions

• Maintain work schedule according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which includes irregular hours, nights, weekends, and holidays

• The role is required to wear proper safety attire

• Will often bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, push, and pull to clean pellets and other material from mobile equipment, conveyors, and various structures

• Frequently uses hands for operating control equipment of machinery and control panel pushbuttons for operation of ship loader conveyor system and mobile equipment 

• Use of feet in repetitive movement of foot controls on various pieces of mobile equipment

• The role is performed in an outdoor environment in various types of weather conditions

• Perform work near water, moving conveyors and equipment, vehicles, and rolling stock, occasionally elevated at heights with proper fall protection

Requirements 

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)

• Must pass pre-employment tests

• Valid Driver’s License

• Leads by example for the safety and security of all

• Knowledge of rules in CN and regulatory agencies

• Knowledge of equipment operation principles

• Communicates with impact

• Must be alert in areas near water, machinery, and moving equipment

• Must have eye-hand coordination and ability to use certain common and specialized hand tools

Training

The incumbent receives on the-job training, which includes new employee safety training, hands-on training to learn how to operate the various systems at the docks, and ongoing annual safety training. 

This position is a unionized position. As such, pay and benefits are governed by the applicable collective agreement