WCB Job Seeker profile: Mike Grefer
WCB Featured Job Seeker profiles highlight individuals available through the Training on the Job program.
Mike has 20 years of professional driving experience and is looking for the next step in his career path. Mike is highly experienced in a wide array of different roles and brings with him a multitude of training hours and active safety tickets. He’s open to various options within the transportation industry and he’s ready to start right away!
Name: Mike Grefer
Location: Red Deer or Edmonton
Positions of Interest: Fleet manager, fleet maintenance coordinator, transportation safety officer (some additional training needed), dispatcher for a larger company.
Type of employment desired: Full time
Availability: Ready to start right away
English level: Fluent in English and German
Class of License: Class 1
Years of truck driving experience: 20 years of driving experience
Experience: Transportation operator, truck driver, bus driver, warehouse worker, soldier, apprentice electrician
Additional Industry Training: Valid Class 1 truck Drivers License, Forklift certification (expired but willing to retrain), Active Safety tickets: WHMIS, Standard First Aid/CPR H2S Alive, TDG, CSTS, PCST, OSSA, GODI, Confined Space Entry
Able to pass a Motor vehicle records check: Yes
You and Mike will both benefit from our training on the job program: Mike will develop skills and gain work experience while you receive financial assistance from WCB during the training period. Other benefits include:
-Receive funding for training, such as M.E.L.T., WHIMIS, business courses etc.
-Save money on training costs/wages during the training period.
-Access a skilled and motivated employment pool.
-Receive protection for the costs of any injury or re-injury that might occur during a TOJ program.
-Coordination of ergonomic assessments and workplace modifications (if applicable).
At the end of the program, you will have a fully trained employee who will contribute to your company!
Contact WCB for a detailed resume, with any questions or to set up an interview: 1-866-498-4694 or email TOJ@wcb.ab.ca to learn more. Let us know you’re responding to the featured job seeker article. AMTA is also available to assist with questions: wss@amta.ca
Job Seeker update
Late last year, we featured Wayne: an organized, dependable and self-reliant worker who was ready to embark on his next career chapter as a Class 3 driver.
We’re happy to share that Wayne completed a four-week Material Moving and Safety Training and Place with Eco Groundworks.
He received hands-on training, safety certifications, and practice doing the things he will be expected to do as a driver for a civil construction or landscaping company.
Wayne is already set to begin a nine-month TOJ with Eco Groundworks or one of their partners. The TOJ will provide him the necessary work experience needed in order to be more competitively employable as a Class 3 driver.
Let us know if you’re ready to hire a TOJ worker as a valuable addition to your organization!