At GFL our goal is to invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow for life!
Our employees are affectionately known as team green, a name that unites us all under our shared purpose of providing sustainable solutions to enable our customers and communities to be GREEN FOR LIFE!
- 15 days of paid time off
- 4 medical plan options including an HSA with employer contribution & match program, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with an employer match
- Paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program with free counseling services.
Overview:
GFL Environmental is one of North America’s leading waste management companies, proudly making communities cleaner, safer, and happier through first-class service. Working for GFL is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to grow in your career, make new friends, and make a difference each day.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drives a commercial truck along designated routes to collect waste and take to post-collection facilities
- Ensures company employees and third-party helpers adhere to Company policies, procedures, safety compliance and quality standards, while on designated route
- May be assigned as a mentor and resource to other drivers to maintain operational standards
- May open container enclosures or gates to access cans and may roll cans on castors into position for dumping
- Clean waste debris from the truck body and/or ground that spills during dumping process to maintain clean customer site and safety along roads and highways
- May clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each landfill run, ensuring that equipment operations will continue safely and productively
- Performs daily pre- and post-trip inspections; completes and submits the vehicle condition report at the end of the shift
- Courteously interacts with customers and/or the general public along the route to answer questions or respond to requests. Notifies supervisor of issues requiring management action
- Maintains and submits a DOT logbook, daily route/productivity sheet, and vehicle condition report (post-trip inspection sheet) as required by law or company policy
- Maneuver truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces, using mirrors to back up
- Uses a key map and GPS to locate service addresses
- Follows safe operating practices, including lock out/ tag out procedures to ensure proper operation of the truck
- Monitors operations to detect loose debris, using mirrors or direct sight and/or listening for debris falling onto truck during dumping operation; visually scans customer site before and after dumping
- Adherence to all DOT, OSHA, FMCSA, and EPA regulations and standards
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Requirements:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired
- Possess valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class A or B
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Minimum one (1) years of commercial driving experience OR CDL school certificate
- Must be able to meet relevant criteria for safety sensitive functions according to Company standards
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate the equipment
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of the truck and its components and the basic maintenance requirements for safe operation
- Ability to control operations of equipment; maneuvering truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces, using mirrors to back distances of approximately 120 feet or more
- Ability to recognize unacceptable waste (such as gasoline or other flammable materials)
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
- Ability to read, write, and comprehend associated documents and maps
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Flexibility to accept and adapt to change as well as the commitment to seek continuous improvement
- Ability to exert muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry objects up to 50 pounds repetitively using proper lifting techniques
- Ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example: two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting or standing
- Ability to follow all company safety policies and procedures
Physical/Mental Demands:
- Ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, and smell
- Visual Requirements: include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus due to the constant maneuvering of vehicle in tight and high traffic areas
- Ability to regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 100 pounds
- Sitting may be required up to 75% of the time due to the primary function of driving
- Ability to work in usually loud conditions
Working Conditions:
- Frequently exposed to loud noise, humidity, rainy/stormy, extreme hot and cold weather conditions (depending on season), moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles
- Work in outdoor environment up to 100% of the time
- Works route away from branch location on a continuous basis throughout the day
- Occasionally work in high precarious places
- Work in motor vehicle traffic conditions constantly
- Work environment is usually loud
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