DZ Waste Truck Driver

Waste Connections of Canada; Ajax; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision

Employee Assistance Program

Scholarship opportunities

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Short Term/Long Term Disability

Job summary

Waste Connections of Canada is hiring drivers to safely operate garbage trucks on local routes in Ontario. The role requires a valid DZ or AZ license, a clean driving record, and 2+ years of local route experience. Pre-employment checks will be conducted, with duties including route execution, vehicle inspections, and courteous customer service.

Schedule is Tuesday to Saturday, with 9 hours per day guaranteed. Competitive hourly wage starts at $39.10 with overtime after 9 hours.

Qualifications

• Must have valid Class DZ or AZ driver's license.
• Clean driving record is required.
• 2+ years of local route driving experience.
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate a garbage truck on assigned routes to collect solid waste.
• Read route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
• Perform routine pre- and post-route inspections on vehicles (fluids, safety equipment, tires).
• Maintain professional and courteous interactions with customers as needed.
• Perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Safe driving

Route knowledge

Vehicle inspection

Communication

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 stride 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 a 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.

Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday with 9h per day guaranteed!

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

• Hourly wage starting at $39.10 - Overtime after 9h/day
• 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.