Equipment Operator - Landfill

Overview

GFL Environmental is one of North America's leading waste management companies, proudly making communities cleaner, safer, and happier through first-class service. Working for GFL is more than a job — it's an opportunity to grow in your career, make new friends, and make a difference each day.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate necessary equipment to bale and load waste or other material into trailers
• Perform inspection and maintenance checks of equipment daily
• Grease/lubricate equipment, check and add fluids to equipment daily
• Steer, guide and/or drive equipment at the assigned site using steering wheel, shifters, levers, buttons and pedals
• Substitute for another operator if someone is absent from the work crew or as needed/required
• Clean trash from tracks of heavy equipment by pulling and/or cutting material away from tracks and gear mechanisms at least once daily or more if needed
• Use a two-way radio to communicate with co-workers in the field and/or office regarding work activities and priorities for the work day
• Conform in all respects with applicable federal, state/provincial and local laws, regulations, ordinances and other orders and to all company policies, procedures and directives from supervisors
• Maintain appearance of the grounds and facility
• Attend safety and branch meetings
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired, but not required
• Ability to obtain Transfer Station/Landfill Operations Certification if needed

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate ability to follow instructions and work under little supervision
• Apply commonsense understanding to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in a standardized setting
• Ability to perform the four basic functions of math and to be able to read and understand the meaning of equipment gauges
• Must have the ability to read, speak, understand and write the English language
• Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds

Physical/Mental Demands

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell
• Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds

Working Conditions

• Constantly exposed to loud noise, humidity, outside weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles
• Work environment is usually moderate to loud
• Work in outdoor environment inside heavy equipment covered cab, but exposed to all weather conditions, except lightning storms
• Occasionally work in high precarious places
• Work in outdoor environment 100% of the time

Benefits

• 15 days of paid time off
• 4 medical plan options including an HSA with employer contribution & match program, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with an employer match
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling services