Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Career Number: 3794
Date Posted: 2026-06-11
This Isn't Your Average Yard Job.
DFI Piling manufactures structural steel pipe that goes into the ground under bridges, buildings, and infrastructure projects across North America. The coil yard is where it all starts — and the person running it keeps the entire pipe mill moving.
If you have your Class 1 CDL and you're done with long hauls, overnight stops, and missing weekends at home — this is your pivot. You'll use that heavy equipment experience every single day, except now your shift ends and you actually go home.
- Home every day.
- No overnights.
- Steady, full-time schedule.
Safety Is Not a Box We Check — It's How We Work.
This role involves operating forklifts and overhead cranes, moving steel coils that can weigh several tonnes, loading flatbed trucks, and working on and around railcars — often independently, without someone right beside you. That means the person in this role has to own their safety environment. Every. Single. Day.
We're not looking for someone who follows safety rules because they have to. We're looking for someone who follows them because they understand what's at stake — for themselves and for the team around them.
If you have experience working independently in a heavy industrial environment and you take pride in going home in the same condition you arrived — you're the kind of person we want.
Benefits:
Competitive hourly wage — starting at $30.00 / hr, based on experience
Full benefits package — medical, dental, and vision
Stable, long-term employment with a growing North American company
Work that matters — you're contributing to infrastructure that lasts decades
A team that respects hard work, shows up for each other, and takes safety seriously
Career development opportunities within operations and production
#dficareers
- Operate forklifts and overhead cranes to move and stage steel coils and pipe — big, heavy, real equipment that demands full attention
- Offload steel coils directly from railcars — including railcar securement, safe approach and positioning, and working on and around live rail equipment (full training provided by DFI)
- Perform pre-operational safety checks on all yard equipment at the start of each shift, and flag anything that isn't right
- Receive inbound steel coil shipments by both rail and truck; inspect, verify, and document inventory against purchase orders
- Load and unload flatbed trucks safely, using proper rigging and securement practices — this is where your Class 1 background directly applies
- Stage coils in sequence to keep the pipe mill running on schedule; your timing and accuracy directly impact production output
- Maintain clear travel paths and organized coil storage — a tidy yard is a safe yard, and this is non-negotiable
- Identify and immediately communicate hazards, near-misses, or unsafe conditions — no hesitation, no shortcuts
- Monitor coil inventory and coordinate with the mill team on upcoming material needs
- Work independently and exercise sound judgment when supervisors aren't in direct view; you're trusted to make the right call
- Not many yard roles give you railcar experience. We do — and we train you on it properly.
- It's a unique skill set that sets this position apart and adds real value to your resume.
- Class 1 CDL (required) — your licence is what sets this role apart from a standard yard position
- A proven safety record — this will be discussed in your interview; we want to hear how you approach safety when no one is watching
- Forklift certification and/or overhead crane experience — a strong asset; the right candidate will be trained
- Comfortable working with heavy steel materials, flatbed configurations, and rail equipment (railcar experience is a bonus — not required)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a hazardous industrial environment with good judgment and self-discipline
- High attention to detail — you're tracking inventory that feeds a manufacturing line; precision matters
- Mechanically inclined and physically fit; outdoor/yard environment year-round
- Steel, manufacturing, or industrial yard background is a bonus — but the right attitude and safety mindset will take you far here
