Winter Control

Position Details

• Job Category: Requisition Number: WINTE001604
• Posted: September 21, 2026
• Job Status: Casual Call-In
• Union: Non-Union
• Number of Positions: 6
• Location: Various Locations
• Closing Date: October 13, 11:59pm EST
• Hourly Wage: $24.79 per hour (on-call hours)
• Standby Pay: $247.20 per week
• Department: Public Works
• Engagement Type: Seasonal
• Employment Type: Casual
• Work Location: On-Site

Job Description

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has openings for a seasonal casual call-in Winter Control in the Public Works division.

Winter Control (seasonal) are responsible for operating snow ploughs to remove snow from streets, highways, and similar areas.

Essential Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies
• Operate snow ploughs or trucks fitted with plough blades to remove snow from streets, highways, parking lots and similar areas
• Clean and maintain streets, roads and public grounds of the municipality and other areas, working as a member of a crew
• Assist Equipment Operators to secure attachments to equipment or trucks
• Complete any required reports

Essential Qualifications

• Possess a Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent education (i.e. GED certificate)
• Personal or agricultural experience working with other large and/or heavy equipment
• Basic computer skills
• Position requires the candidate to be on a 24-hour standby basis, to carry a pager, and to be able to respond within one hour to emergencies
• Experience operating a 5 cubic yard loader, combination snow plough and spreader unit

Other Qualifications

• Experience in road maintenance operations an asset
• Previous experience using other heavy equipment an asset
• Experience working with winter sand/salt an asset
• General truck driving experience an asset

Certifications, Memberships, Licenses

• Valid DZ License required
• Heavy Equipment Operator training and/or truck driving courses an asset
• Standard First Aid/CPR an asset
• Health & Safety training an asset

Work Environment and Hours of Work

• This position works outdoors
• Position works on call hours

Driver’s Licence and Vehicle Requirements

This position requires a valid class DZ (or higher) Ontario driver’s licence; a driver’s abstract will be conducted. The abstract must be original (within 30 days), with no more than 4 demerit points, no more than 2 convictions for the same offence, no criminal code convictions, and no ‘non-medical or administrative’ license suspension in the preceding 3 years.

Essential Physical and Safety Requirements

• Work outside in all weather conditions and in an unsanitary environment; able to work in extreme cold weather conditions
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles and vibration
• Work where noise levels are loud
• Able to bend, reach, and lift up to 22.73 kg (50 pounds) regularly
• Able to load and unload tools and materials
• Physically fit and reliable
• Frequent stooping, twisting, kneeling, crouching, squatting, crawling
• Frequent walking on level and rough surfaces
• Frequent sitting while operating vehicles or equipment
• Frequent reaching and handling weights up to 22.73 kg (50 lbs)
• Frequent lifting floor to waist and waist to shoulder (up to 22.73 kgs)
• Frequent standing outdoors (e.g. traffic control)
• Frequent fine finger dexterity, gripping, pinching (equipment, computers)
• Frequent one-foot action (driving/operating vehicles)

Benefits

This seasonal casual call-in position receives vacation and statutory benefits in accordance with the Employment Standards Act.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is committed to fair and accessible employment practices that attract and retain talented employees in an inclusive and supportive workplace reflective of our diverse community.

The Municipality does not use artificial intelligence or automated decision-making tools in its recruitment or selection processes; all hiring decisions are made by people.

Accommodations

Should you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources & Organizational Development at 519-360-1998.

Applicant information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy legislation and will be used strictly for the purpose of candidate selection.