Heavy Equipment Operator

GFL Environmental is looking for a Heavy Equipment Operator to join our team in Penticton, BC!

Weekend availability required. Shifts will be Wednesday through Sunday.

The ideal candidate will safely operate and/or have the ability to operate various equipment including landfill compactor, articulated truck and on site roll off truck.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate equipment to load, haul, place, compact and cover waste.

• Some manual labor may be required to erect and dismantle litter fences and move on site fixtures.

• Perform inspection and maintenance checks of equipment daily.

• Grease/lubricate equipment, check and add fluids to equipment daily

• Operator will steer, guide and or drive the above listed equipment at the assigned site, if the equipment is used at the particular site(s) using steering wheel, shifters, levers, buttons and pedals.

• Operator will 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.

• Maintain appearance of the grounds and facility.

Requirements:

• Completion of forklift certification.

• Operate excavator, front end loader, dozer, articulated truck, landfill compactor and on site roll off truck

• Ability to obtain Transfer Station / Landfill Operations Certification if needed.

• Operate excavator, forklift/bobcat, front-loader, baler, backhoe, track hoe, bull dozer, compactor and/or steer equipment, safety shoes and eye protection.

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.

• Work in outdoor environment 100% of the time.

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.

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