Driver- Class 1 or 3

Location

Squamish, BC | Canada

Job description

GFL Environmental is looking for a Truck Driver- Class 1 or 3 to join our team at the Squamish Waste and Recycling Centre!

The Truck Driver - Class 1 or 3 will be responsible for safely, efficiently, and courteously providing waste removal services to customers. The driver will collect solid waste or recyclables on curbside and/or backdoor routes and transporting to post-collection facilities.

Why Join TEAM GREEN

• Excellent Health, Vision, and Dental benefits

• Life Insurance

• Retirement Savings Options

Key Responsibilities:
• Able to operate a residential / recycling collection, side-load and/or rear-load truck, ancillary equipment and hydraulic system to collect solid waste and/or recyclables on specified collection route.
• Loading solid waste, yard waste and/or recyclables into the rear or side of waste collection vehicle.
• Operating equipment on truck to compact trash into vehicle.
• Operating truck and equipment using prescribed techniques to eliminate driver-induced mechanical failures.
• Maintaining route quality standards as predetermined by management.
• Maintaining clean vehicle by cleaning cab interior and exterior of vehicle.
• Must exhibit a professional demeanor, manner and appearance at all times (i.e., meeting customers and/or the general public while on route or in uniform.)
• Maintaining accurate records of services performed.
• May be required to work overtime

Requirements:
• Must possess a Class 1 or Class 3 Commercial Drivers License
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate the equipment

• Knowledge of the truck and its components and the basic maintenance requirements for safe operation

• Ability to control operations of equipment; maneuvering truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces, using mirrors to back distances of approximately 120 feet or more
• Ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry objects up to 50 pounds repetitively using proper lifting techniques
• Ability to regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds.
• Sitting may be required up to 75% of the time due to the primary function of driving.

At GFL our goal is to invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow, for life!

• Our employees are affectionately known as team green, a name that unites us all under our shared purpose of providing sustainable solutions to enable our customers and communities to be GREEN FOR LIFE!
• We offer a competitive benefits plan, including RRSP match, orthodontics and vision coverage
• With 20,000+ employees across North America, we offer a dynamic set of career opportunities, locations and growth!
• We appreciate all of the local communities we live and work in, and actively contribute to them through our flagship Full Circle Project
• We believe investing in the future is the right investment, our first fully electric truck is now in operation!
• GFL is traded on the NYSE & the TSX – search “GFL” to see our stock performance.

#GFLTalent

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL Environmental is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. GFL will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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