Transfer Station Equipment Operator

Location
Ottawa
Workplace
On-site
Compensation
CA$33 – CA$35

About this role

Why Choose Us:

We are Waste Connections of Canada, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.

Our priority is to make sure we hire safe equipment operators that care about the safety of our team and the service provided to our customers. As an equipment operator with us the minimum responsibilities are:

  • Operating heavy equipment such as: front-end loaders, skid steers and excavator

  • Ensuring recycled material is sorted into the appropriate piles and loaded into trailers as needed

  • Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment

  • Ensuring a safe and clean working space for all operators and employees

  • Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices

  • Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues

What We Need From You:

  • 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment

  • Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance

  • Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures

  • Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements

What You’ll Get From Us:

  • Competitive Wages: $33-35/h

  • Full-time hours: 9-10 hours per day Monday to Friday

  • Retirement Plan with company match; let us help you save for your future

  • Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision

  • Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistance Program, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Waste Connections of Canada may use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for its positions but final hiring decisions are made with human oversight.

Waste Connections of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions (including but not limited to hiring) are made without regard to characteristics protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

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Top Benefits

  • Retirement Plan With Company Match
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Scholarship Opportunities For Kids
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Short Term Disability Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance