Transfer Station Equipment Operator

Waste Connections of Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 45,460 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Scholarship opportunities for kids

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Medical benefits

Job summary

Waste Connections of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario seeks a Heavy Equipment Operator to perform front-end loaders, skid steers, and excavators, maintain equipment, and ensure safe, efficient operations. The role includes sorting recyclables, working 9–10 hours daily, with competitive wages and benefits. The position is full-time and on-site at our facility in Ottawa.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance.
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Operating heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, skid steers and excavators.
• Ensuring recycled material is sorted into the appropriate piles and loaded into trailers as needed.
• Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment.
• Ensuring a safe and clean working space for all operators and employees.
• Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Safety procedures

Reading and following procedures

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.

Responsibilities

• Operating heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, skid steers and excavators
• Ensuring recycled material is sorted into the appropriate piles and loaded into trailers as needed
• Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment
• Ensuring a safe and clean working space for all operators and employees
• Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
• Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues

What We Need From You

• 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment
• Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures
• Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements

What You’ll Get From Us

• Competitive Wages: $33-35 per hour
• Full-time hours: 9-10 hours per day Monday to Friday
• Retirement Plan with company match; let us help you save for your future
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
• 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.