Scalehouse Operator

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Weigh in and out all trucks that enter the landfill or transfer station.
• Set up new trucks and issue truck permits.
• Provide accurate and efficient information for customer billing to include reports to customers and management.
• Verify accuracy of hauls and disposal for payment of third-party truck hauling.
• Accurately dispatch proper instructions regarding disposal of special waste with operators and Operations Manager.
• Keep landfill management apprised on any community information regarding the landfill.
• Test the scales daily for accuracy.
• Ensure the accuracy of waste disposed of in proper areas (grid reports).
• Accountable for various environmental compliance tasks.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One to three months related experience and/or training.
• Experience with customer service preferred.

Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Physical/Mental Demands

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, talk, and hear.
• Visual requirements include close vision and distance vision.
• Possess ability to occasionally lift/move up to 10 pounds.

Working Conditions

• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles.
• Noise level is moderate to loud.

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.

Job ID: R38367