Equipment Operator
GFL Industries
Job Info
GFL Benefits:
• Compensation - $28-$30/hr
• 15 days of paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with an employer match up to 4%
• AND MORE!
Operate heavy equipment used in refuse disposal at the landfill.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform pre-operation inspections of equipment, identifying equipment problems and reporting problems to Equipment Management for repairs.
- Refuel trucks and add fluids, as needed.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, safety and maintenance procedures.
- Operate heavy landfill equipment such as scrapers, wheel type or crawler tractors with a dozer blade, landfill blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders and pneumatic tire scrapers.
- Compile daily equipment reports consisting of logging the number of loads excavated and the number of hours spent operating equipment.
- Control landfill fires by smothering them with landfill dirt, isolating them and/or wetting them down with water.
- Communicate with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe routes, accidents, equipment breakdowns.
- Keep informed of weather conditions.
- Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operation, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
- Work closely with traffic control spotters to identify fill areas to be used for dumping solid waste.
• Two years of verifiable bulldozer experience required.
•High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired, but not required.
•Two years' operating experience with heavy duty equipment, 6 months as a Landfill Equipment Operator
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Problem solving & formulation.
- Reading and proofreading.
- Reasoning and analyzing.
Machines, Tools, Equipment and Software Used:
Trucks, scrapers, wheel type or crawler tractors with a dozer blade, landfill blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders and pneumatic tire scrapers, seat belts, vehicle inspection equipment.
Physical/Mental Demands:
Carrying, pushing/pulling, climbing, kneeling, crawling, reaching while driving, twisting/turning to view while driving. Employees may work at heights greater than 10 feet. Employees may make continuous arm and hand movements to direct traffic at landfill.
Working Conditions:
Exposure to outdoor elements, small, cramped space such as equipment cab. Exposure to fumes, dust; uneven ground. Low/high temperatures, Wet and/or high humidity, Sudden temperature changes.
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We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
GFL Environmental is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. GFL will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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