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About the role

  • AZ Operator supporting GFL Environmental’s cleanup and emergency spill-response services. Operating heavy vehicles, vacuum equipment, and specialized machinery at hazardous incidents.

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain heavy vehicles and equipment supporting environmental cleanup and emergency spill response
  • Respond to environmental and industrial spills
  • Decommission clandestine laboratories
  • Respond to highway incidents involving tractor trailers, accidents, and chemical leaks
  • Respond to train derailments involving hazardous chemicals, fires, and site safety
  • Conduct marine operations involving fuel spills, boom deployment, and boat operations
  • Respond to weather events including wind/ice storms, forest fires, and flooding
  • Provide chemical assessments and advisory services
  • Work alongside police, fire, EMS, Environment Canada, and other stakeholders
  • Operate heavy equipment, vacuum trucks, and water blasters during incidents
  • Participate in job-specific and health and safety training
  • Operate efficiently and safely
  • Complete work-related documentation and reporting
  • Follow organizational policies and procedures and promote a workplace free of harassment and violence
  • Report workplace hazards, accidents, and other safety occurrences
  • Adhere to applicable occupational health, safety, human rights, and employment standards legislation
  • Preserve confidentiality and minimize risk

Requirements

  • Valid AZ License
  • High School diploma minimum
  • Certification from a recognized Truck Driving School
  • Valid Commercial AZ License
  • Proficient operation of pneumatic and shell tankers, wet/dry vacs, hydro vacs, liquid wet vacs, roll-off trucks, trailers, box trailers, and straight trucks
  • Experience with pallet jacks, dollies, carts, sewer cleaning equipment, combination units, and sewer flushing units
  • Certified training for confined space watch, rescue, and entrance
  • Certified Emergency Response Hazmat Technician (GFL course)
  • Ability to drive manual transmission trucks
  • Overtime as required
  • Weekend work may be required
  • Availability for a weekly on-call schedule
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to perform routine vehicle maintenance
  • Strong oral and written communication abilities
  • Organizational skills, task prioritization, multitasking, timeline use, and time management
  • High personal integrity and strong work ethic
  • Professional and mature demeanor under stressful situations
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Confident, consistent, decisive personality
  • Ability to work indoors and outdoors
  • Manual dexterity
  • Ability to lift 75+ lbs
  • Valid work authorization in Canada; GFL does not provide visa sponsorship

Benefits

  • Unionized position covered by the current Collective Agreement
  • Opportunities for career growth and skill expansion
  • Support for employees’ personal goals, learning new skills, forming lasting relationships, and mentoring others
  • Time to pursue other life ambitions
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Accommodation assistance during the application process

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

OnsiteOttawaCanada

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