Equipment Operator - Landfill

Equipment Operator - Landfill

GFL Environmental Inc. is one of North America’s leading waste management companies, proudly making communities cleaner, safer, and happier through first‑class service. Working for GFL is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to grow in your career, make new friends, and make a difference each day.

• 15 days of paid time off
• Medical plan options (HSA with employer contribution & match program, dental, vision coverage)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling services

• Operate necessary equipment to bale and load waste or other material into trailers.
• Perform inspection and maintenance checks of equipment daily.
• Grease/lubricate equipment, check and add fluids to equipment daily.
• Steer, guide, or drive equipment at the assigned site using steering wheel, shifters, levers, buttons, and pedals.
• Substitute for another operator if someone is absent or as needed.
• Clean trash from tracks of heavy equipment by pulling or cutting material away from tracks and gear mechanisms at least once daily.
• Use a two‑way radio to communicate with co‑workers regarding work activities, requirements, and priorities for the work day.
• Comply in all respects with applicable federal, state/provincial and local laws, regulations, ordinances and other orders and to all company policies, procedures and directives from supervisors.
• Maintain appearance of the grounds and facility.
• Attend safety and branch meetings.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED (desired but not required).
• Completion of forklift certification.
• Ability to obtain Transfer Station/Landfill Operations Certification if needed.

• 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 basic functions of math and to read and understand the meaning of equipment gauges.
• Must have ability to read, speak, understand and write English.
• Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell.
• Visual requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.

• Constantly exposed to loud noise, humidity, outside weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles.
• Work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Work outdoors inside heavy‑equipment covered cab but exposed to all weather conditions (except lightning storms).
• Occasionally work in high precarious places.
• Work outdoors 100% of the time.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

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