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Equipment Associate - EN

United Rentals

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta

Equipment Associate - EN

United Rentals

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta
 
Salary: Information not available
 
County: Canada
 

Great company. Great people. Great opportunities.

If you’d like the chance to make your mark with the world’s largest equipment rental provider, come build your future with United Rentals!

As an Equipment Associate at United Rentals, you will perform a variety of manual tasks to ensure smooth branch operation. Your primary objective will be to provide labor assistance to service technicians, sales staff and other branch personnel engaged in meeting the needs of customers.

Excellence in this challenging and rewarding position paves the way for advancement opportunities into our Driver and Service Technician development programs.

What you'll do:

  • Check equipment for damage, hours used, mileage and fuel level upon return to the branch

  • Inspect rental equipment for safety decals, safety compliance, and ensure that equipment is in good working order

  • Clean all equipment and maintain a clean work area

  • Load and unload rental equipment, and prepare equipment for rental

  • Checkout and demonstrate equipment for customers as well as drive a delivery truck to pick-up and drop-off equipment

  • Other duties assigned as needed

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent

  • Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record

  • Effective communication, multi-tasking and strong teamwork skills

  • Diligent attention to safety

  • Superior customer service skills

  • Ability to frequently lift items up to 45 lbs.

This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of United Rentals’ policies and procedures.

Why join us?

We don’t just “talk the talk!” We’re an award-winning company (recently named a Glassdoor Best Place to Work in 2023) that truly cares about our people - That’s why we offer best-in-class benefits and perks that will support you and your family. In addition to our health and financial plans, we also offer:

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • United Compassion Fund

  • Employee Discount Program

  • Career Development & Promotional Opportunities

  • Additional Vacation Buy Up Program (US Only)

  • Early Wage Access through Payactiv (US Hourly Only)

  • Paid Sick Leave

  • An inclusive and welcoming culture

Learn more about our full US benefit offerings here.

United Rentals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other status protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point of the application process, please email careers@ur.com for assistance.

At United Rentals, we proudly hire active duty members, veterans, reservists, and their families. The values that define your service—leadership, discipline, integrity, and teamwork—are the same values that drive our success. With many veterans already part of our team, we’re ready to help you transition into a rewarding career.

United Rentals consists of a wide variety of roles with different duties and responsibilities. The actual pay rate offered to candidates varies depending upon a wide range of factors including specific position, education, training, experience, skills, and ability.

We are committed to hiring military and Veteran spouses and encourage you to identify your connection with the MSEN when reaching out to us or applying to any of our open roles.

 

Have questions or want to learn more about us? We would love to hear from you!

 

Email: agress@ur.com 

 

About United Rentals

We work together with our customers, communities and employees to find solutions with a shared commitment to service and safety. To us, this is a simple, but powerful notion we call Work United™. It’s a shared mindset. One of partnership that helps us face any challenge, together. United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,520 rental locations in North America, 38 in Europe, 23 in Australia and 19 in New Zealand. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 26,650 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. We believe that it takes great employees to build a great organization – and we’re passionate about helping our people grow professionally and embrace teamwork in everything they do. Our culture is based on our corporate values and centers on mutual respect, job satisfaction, diversity and a shared responsibility to build a better future. With career opportunities in Sales, Field Management, Service & Maintenance, Transportation & Logistics and beyond, with a significant portion of our workforce that comes from a military background. We offer many roles that are a great fit for the skills you’ve gained through your service. If you are an active duty member, veteran, reservist or family member, you will find that United Rentals shares your commitment to serving others with dignity and respect. For those who are still actively serving, we provide you and your spouse with the flexibility needed to serve in the National Guard or Reserves.