Garbage Truck Driver - Dz License

A Garbage Truck Driver is an essential job that remains stable through any economic outlook.

Garbage Truck Drivers benefit from:

• Job security - waste collection is a necessary service.
• Competitive Pay
• Physical activity - Garbage Truck Drivers are often active throughout the day, which can be a good fit for those who enjoy physical work.
• Contribute to your community. You're helping to keep our communities clean!

What you get:

• Paid weekly, every Friday + 4% vacation
• Career stability, recession proof employment
• Competitive wages, starting at $25/hour, plus quarterly bonuses based on attendance and performance
• Benefit/pension package up to $4000/annually
• Local routes - you're home with your family every evening.
• Daytime shifts
• Camaraderie (trucks operate with two drivers so everyone gets a break from throwing, learn the routes and someone to talk to throughout the day)

Work Hours:

• Monday - Friday, occasional Saturdays
• Start Time: 6:30am until route completion (usually 8 hours)
• Average 8-10 hours per day

Location: Dunnville, ON

Responsibilities:

• Operate a Side Loader Truck collecting curbside pick up
• Responsible for residential curbside pickup of waste and/or leaf & yard waste
• Will be required to drive and load (one person driving and one throwing, switching back and forth throughout the day)
• Daily pre-and post-trip inspections of the vehicle
• Provide friendly and reliable service, completing daily routes as assigned
• Perform repetitive lifting up to 40lbs, from the ground into the hopper
• Collect and deliver to local transfer stations and landfills

Requirements:

• DZ license required, minimum 3 years DZ driving experience and the ability to prove that they were named as insured (be able to obtain a letter from former employer/insurance company)
• Clean CVOR and Drivers Abstract
• Must be physically fit and able to lift up to 50lbs repetitively
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions
• Must have steel-toed work boots, above the ankle
• Must have reliable transportation
• Knowledge of automotive repair and maintenance is an asset but not required

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 – 45 per week

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• DZ driving: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• DZ License (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-02-01