Job Detail
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Job ID 13458
Job Description
Job Category: Operations & Maintenance
Division & Section: Solid Waste Management Services
Work Location: VARIOUS YARDS
Job Type & Duration: Full-Time, Temporary
Hourly Rate: $29.87
Major Responsibilities:
• Operates a wide variety of collection vehicles and equipment independently or with a crew member.
• Moves carts/bags to the truck and uses appropriate mechanisms to dump or manually lift onto the truck.
• Operates mechanical equipment attached to vehicles/equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Lifts and loads garbage, recyclable materials, organics, organic yard waste, and special pick-up items such as
household appliances, discarded furniture, wood, carpet, and electronics.
• Places empty carts and containers back to the set-out location in a tidy manner.
• Assists operator by signaling vehicle which is being maneuvered or backed up when on a two-person crew.
• Drives vehicle to designated disposal facilities and unloads all materials in accordance with requirements of
the facility operator.
• Performs Daily Pre-Trip Inspection Report (Circle Check); identifies and reports vehicle and equipment
malfunctions; maintains vehicle and equipment in a clean and tidy condition.
• Completes reports (e.g., Driver’s Collision/Incident Report) related to assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Operates 2-way radio or mobile phone.
• Performs other duties at this wage grade level or lower such as laboring type duties, maintenance, and
cleaning activities when not operating assigned vehicle or equipment.
• Performs work in a safe, efficient, and courteous manner.
Key Qualifications:
• Must possess and maintain a valid Province of Ontario, Class “D” Driver’s License with “Z” endorsement and
must qualify for the City’s equipment operating permits and requirements.
• Must be familiar with requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations for the
safe performance of his/her duties and responsibilities or capable of obtaining familiarity of same.
• Must possess and be able to maintain as appropriate, any valid Province of Ontario requirements to operate
mechanized equipment.
You must also have:
• Good driving record and familiarity with the location of major city streets.
• May be required to do shift work in conformance with the Collective Agreement.
• Ability to use or learn to use various technical devices related to the position.
• Ability to deal courteously with the public.
• Ability to communicate in relation to their job duties.