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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Traffic/Bin Spotter directs site traffic, operates scales and compactors, and ensures materials are disposed of safely. They also maintain site cleanliness and perform visual inspections of loads for contamination.
Job details
Traffic/Bin Spotter Location: 23068 Warden Avenue, Keswick, Ontario Position Type: Permanent Full-Time Reporting To: Site Supervisor Start Date: Immediately Hours: Monday to Saturday, 8:00am to 5:00pm Compensation: $22.62 per hour About Miller Waste Systems: Founded in 1961, Miller Waste Systems is a proudly Canadian, family-owned company with 65 years of experience providing waste management and diversion services to municipalities, businesses, and industries across Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Today, Miller Waste operates collection fleets, recycling facilities, transfer stations, and composting operations that help communities manage waste responsibly while recovering valuable resources from the waste stream. Miller Waste has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 16 consecutive years, a distinction that reflects our commitment to strong leadership, operational excellence, and a culture that values our people. At Miller Waste, our people are our greatest strength. We provide a safe workplace, competitive compensation, opportunities for advancement, and the chance to build a long-term career with a company that is trusted by the communities it serves. Summary: The Traffic/Bin Spotter provides excellent customer service while directing site traffic, weighing vehicles, operating compactors and scales, and ensuring materials are properly inspected and disposed of safely. Maintains site cleanliness and safety, follows all company procedures and regulations, and collaborates professionally with staff, drivers, and customers. Responsibilities: In the position of Traffic/Bin Spotter your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Provide and demonstrate excellent customer service to provide customers directions for vehicles to the correct disposal areas on the site, and answer questions regarding the unloading of materials. Safe operation of site compactor, weight scale equipment, as well as performing duties that require a complete understanding of the required hand signals for spotting vehicles in a safe, communicative and professional manner. Weigh vehicles in and out at a reasonable pace to ensure accuracy so that they are correct and balanced; provide scales and compactors support when required. Ensure entire outside grounds and the facility inside are routinely cleaned and maintained by performing regular and daily seasonal property maintenance (i.e. snow shoveling, salting, sweeping, litter clean up). Perform visual inspections of loads for contamination; accurately direct traffic to the proper and most appropriate drop off and disposal locations. Routinely inspect and assess site safety conditions by reporting, communicating and documenting any hazardous or potentially hazardous workplace conditions. Liaise with supervisors, managers, site staff, drivers, contractors, customers and regional staff in a professional and team-oriented manner. Work within Miller Waste Systems safety guidelines. Comply with all ISO procedures, Standard Operating Procedures and all Health & Safety Regulations and Policies. Competencies & Qualifications: Adhere to Miller Waste System safety protocols and be familiar with the Occupational Health & Safety Act. Strong multitasking and priority management skills, with the proven ability to organize and to successfully plan work tasks in order of importance and criticality to business operations. Must be able to lift in excess of 50 pounds repeatedly Demonstrate excellent customer service skills. Meet or exceed performance and productivity expectations through proven results. Posting closing date: This posting is for an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence is not used in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position. We realize that you may not feel you have every qualification listed and that working to secure a career can be stressful. If you feel that you meet most of the company’s needs and that your passion for your work adds value to a growing company, we would still love to hear from you. Miller Waste Systems is committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, we welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ2S+ persons. We are committed to providing people with disabilities with equal opportunities and standards of goods and services and are fully compliant with applicable provincial Disabilities Acts. Miller Waste Systems strives to be an employer of choice. As a proudly Canadian, privately owned and operated Waste Company we have over 65 years’ experience of providing quality service to all our customers. We have been successful in achieving this goal by providing a family and employee centric environment at all our locations. We provide industry leading work environment and compensation, benefits, and pension programs.
What you’ll do
The Traffic/Bin Spotter directs site traffic, operates scales and compactors, and ensures materials are disposed of safely. They also maintain site cleanliness and perform visual inspections of loads for contamination.
Requirements
Candidates must be able to lift over 50 pounds repeatedly and demonstrate strong multitasking and customer service skills. Familiarity with the Occupational Health & Safety Act and adherence to safety protocols are required.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Opportunities for advancement
- Pension programs
Listed skills
- Customer service · Preferred
- Safety Compliance · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Multitasking · Preferred
- Priority Management · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Customer service
- Traffic control
- Equipment operation
- Weight scale operation
- Compactor operation
- Safety compliance
- Load inspection
- Multitasking
- Priority management
- Communication
- Property maintenance
- Hand signals
- Professionalism
- Business Operations
- Lifting Ability
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cleanliness
- Customer Service
- Occupational Safety And Health
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Leadership
- Waste Management
- Operational Excellence
- Operations
- Property Maintenance
- System Safety
- Loading And Unloading
- Team Oriented
- Composting
- Prioritization
Job areas
- Logistics
- Trades
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Customer Service & Support
- Security & Safety
- Spotter
- Waste / Recycling Coordinator
- Environmental Engineers
- Recycling Coordinators
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
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