Job Description

Effective Operation of heavy equipment and trucks in support of waste management operations.

Categorize and sort solid waste material and direct to proper destination.

Monitoring vehicles on site to ensure compliance with the Provincial Solid Waste Management and Municipal By-Laws.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities

Physical sorting, loading and compacting refuse as it arrives Transfer Station. Physical sorting, maintaining, and covering Construction and Demolition site. Support compost facility operations. Maintaining access roads, drainage ditches and siltation ponds on site. Complete daily walk around inspections of vehicles, fill out daily vehicle inspection reports and turned in weekly. Recording all fuel, oil and parts used on equipment. Provide support for all waste managements departments. Other duties as assigned.

Expectations

Immediately inform the General Manager or his designate of any major issues. Perform job in a safe manner. Provide service in a prompt and friendly manner. Work cooperatively and effectively with other PCSSA staff, customers and the general public. Ability to work with minimal supervision and to understand and execute instructions in an efficient manner. Adheres to all aspects of the CUPE Collective Agreement and all other relevant PCSSA policies and procedures.
Qualifications

Experience as a heavy equipment operator, specifically excavator, articulated loader, bulldozer, and off highway truck. Minimum of a Class 5 driver's license with Air Brake endorsement and a clean driving record. Knowledge of heavy equipment maintenance. Physically fit and the ability to lift a maximum of 50 lbs Possess First Aid, CPR, and WHMIS certificates. Basic skills in mechanical repairs.
Knowledge, Skills and Effort
Ability to operate heavy equipment in confined areas.

Work outside in all weather conditions.

Ability to: lift objects up to 50 pounds.

Willingness to provide hands on sorting for contaminated loads

Constant interaction with waste haulers and public on proper disposal regulations and bylaws.

Work at Organics Processing Facility

Knowledge of safe work practices in the industrial setting. Ability to work under pressure. Mechanically inclined.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $28.05 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Dental care Disability insurance Employee assistance program Extended health care Life insurance On-site parking Paid time off Vision care Wellness program
Experience:

heavy equipment operator: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person