Equipment Operator

Job summary

Operate heavy machinery such as skidsteers and loaders to manage recycled materials while maintaining a clean facility. Perform routine equipment inspections and maintenance while promoting workplace safety and environmental standards.

Job details

Why Choose Us: We are Waste Connections of Canada, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day. Our priority is to make sure we hire safe equipment operators that care about the safety of our team and the service provided to our customers. As an equipment operator with us the minimum responsibilities are: Operating heavy equipment such as: Bobcats, skidsteers, wheel loaders, forklifts, and front-end loaders moving recycled and bailed material to maintain a clean, safe recycling facility environment Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment. Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices. Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues. What We Need From You: 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance. Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures. Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements What You’ll Get From Us: Competitive Wages: $23.50/h Retirement Plan with company match; let us help you save for your future Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistance Program, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Stock Purchase Plan Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Waste Connections of Canada may use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for its positions but final hiring decisions are made with human oversight. Waste Connections of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions (including but not limited to hiring) are made without regard to characteristics protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

What you’ll do

Operate heavy machinery such as skidsteers and loaders to manage recycled materials while maintaining a clean facility. Perform routine equipment inspections and maintenance while promoting workplace safety and environmental standards.

Requirements

Requires at least two years of experience operating heavy equipment and the ability to follow safety protocols. Candidates must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements.

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Scholarship opportunities
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life insurance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability

Listed skills

• Heavy equipment operation · Preferred
• safety procedures · Preferred
• Forklift operation · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Heavy equipment operation
• Equipment maintenance
• Safety procedures
• Bobcat operation
• Skidsteer operation
• Wheel loader operation
• Forklift operation
• Front-end loader operation
• Inspection
• Environmental practices
• Front End Loaders
• Self-Discipline
• Safety Procedures
• Skid Steer Loaders
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Waste Collection
• Workplace Safety

Job areas

• Logistics
• Trades
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Manufacturing
• Security & Safety
• Equipment Operator
• Waste / Recycling Worker
• Garbage and Recycling Collectors
• Recycling and Reclamation Workers
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

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