Standard General

 

Standard General is a local construction company that started out providing road and airport paving. Over the past 70+ years, they have expanded to do complete road building including laying pipes below ground, and land development.

Standard General is looking for team oriented and safety conscious employees for the outdoor construction season. Keep reading to learn more about the company.

How long have you been in business?  1941 

How many locations do you have in Calgary and nationally/internationally? What locations are hiring locally in Calgary and area?  

We have 1 location in Calgary.  Standard General Calgary was acquired by Colas Canada Limited in 2002.  The Colas Group has operations globally. 

How many people does your organization employ? How many locally? 

In Calgary we employ between 250-300 employees.

What type of positions do you offer?  (ex. Full time, part time, seasonal, contract etc.)

Depending on the position we offer both full-time and seasonal opportunities.

What are the benefits of working for your company? Staff discounts, incentive programs, scholarships etc.

We offer our employees a range of benefits:

Health and dental benefits

Partnership discounts with cell providers and for gym memberships

Referral program

Paid training programs

Our unions have scholarship opportunities

Describe opportunities for advancement.

We believe in recruiting from within. If you are willing to learn we are willing to teach you.  Field workers would start as a labourer and work their way up to equipment operators and even supervisor roles.  We also have opportunities for advancement in our projects and administration roles. 

List any corporate responsibility initiatives that your organization is currently involved in.

These are our Corporate Social Responsibility Commitments

How would someone find out about opportunities at your company? How can a candidate apply?

Candidates can apply through our website. https://standardgeneralcalgary.ca/careers/

We will also be attending the YEC recruitment event.

We are holding a open house at our office on April 15^th where hiring managers will be doing on the spot interviews.

Describe your hiring and interview process?

Our HR department conducts phone interviews with most of our applicants. Depending on the role you may have a second phone interview or an in-person interview with the hiring supervisor for that role.

 What do you look for in an employee?

We are looking for individuals that want to be a part of our team. 

 What type of education/training/equipment do you require?

Most of our employees do require a driver’s license and access to a vehicle as our office and our work locations usually don’t have transit access.  However if you don’t have this it is best to talk with one of our HR team members. 

We also provide safety training to our employees.

 What is the minimum age required to work for your company? Are there different age   requirements for different positions?

17 is our minimum age for hiring. 

Provide a wage range for entry level positions.

$20-22 per hour.

 What are the hours of the business and general shift times? Are there a minimum   number of hours someone needs to work per week? Is there flexibility regarding   school schedules?

As most of our positions are seasonal, the majority of our work is completed from May to November.  We usually work 5-6 days per week.  Shifts usually range from 8-12 hours days, sometimes there may be longer days.

Is a uniform provided or do employees have to pay for it?

We require our employees to have a pair of steel toed boots.  All other PPE is provided by us!