DZ Spare Driver

Waste Connections of Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Retirement plan with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Waste Connections of Canada is seeking professional drivers to safely operate garbage trucks on local routes, ensuring timely collection and courteous service to customers. You will perform routine inspections, read route sheets, and maintain vehicle readiness while representing a safety‑first culture.

Applicants must hold a valid Class DZ or AZ license, have a clean driving record, and possess at least 2 years of local route experience. Pre‑employment requirements must be passed.

Qualifications

• Valid Class DZ Or AZ Driver’s License.
• Clean driving record.
• 2+ years of local route driving experience.

Responsibilities

• Safely operating garbage trucks on assigned routes to collect solid waste.
• Reading route sheets and servicing customers as identified.
• Performing pre- and post-route inspections to ensure vehicle safety and readiness.
• Maintaining professional interactions with customers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Valid Class DZ Or AZ Driver’s License

Clean driving record

2+ years local route driving

Job description

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.

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.

Responsibilities

Our priority is to make sure we hire safe drivers that care about the service provided to the community. As a driver with us the minimum responsibilities are:

• Safely operating various types of garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste.
• Reading route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
• Performing routine post and pre route inspections on vehicles such as checking fluids, safety equipment, and tires.
• Having professional and courteous interactions with our customers when needed.
• Perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

What We Need From You

• Valid Class DZ Or AZ Driver’s License
• Clean driving record
• 2+ years of local route driving experience
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements

What You’ll Get From Us

• Competitive Wages: $33.26
• 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.