Picker / Jitney Driver - Jobs in Victoria

Job Description

GFL Environmental is looking for an experienced Jitney Truck Driver to join our team in Victoria, British Columbia!An Ideal candidate will have a friendly demeanor and is physically capable of completing job duties in a positive, team oriented and supportive environment.About GFLAt 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!
• We offer a competitive benefits plan, including RRSP match, orthodontics, and vision coverage
• With 20,000+ employees across North America, we offer a dynamic set of career opportunities, locations, and growth!
• We appreciate all the local communities we live and work in, and actively contribute to them through our flagship Full Circle Project
• We believe investing in the future is the right investment, our first fully electric truck is now in operation!
• GFL is traded on the NYSEamp; the TSX - searchquot;GFL quot; to see our stock performance

Why Join TEAM GREEN

• Excellent Health, Vision, and Dental benefits
• Retirement savings options
• Compressed Work week schedulesamp; excellent Work life balance

Key Responsibilities:

• Comfortable driving a converted heavy duty pick-up truck, equipped with inverted forks.
• Operate Jitney trucks that provide services to a variety of multi-family residential and commercial routes removing and transporting waste or recyclables in fulfillment of customer contracts.
• Open container enclosures or gates to access cans. As needed, roll 3-4-yard cans on castors into position for dumping.
• Maneuver truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces, working in confined spaces, taking care not to damage property.
• quot;Staging quot; bins in designated locations, for the front-end trucks to dump, repeating the process multiple times a day.
• Being in constant and clear communication with the Jitney Lead hand driver and dispatchers to update status of bins.
• Clean loose trash off of truck and/or ground around truck and container that spills during dumping process to maintain clean customer site and safety along roads and highways
• Perform daily pre- and post-trip inspections; complete and submit a vehicle condition report at the end of the shift
• Follows safe operating practices, including lock out/ tag out procedures to ensure proper operation of the truck.
• Must be able to meet relevant criteria for safety sensitive functions according to Company standards
• Ability to follow all company safety policies and procedures
• Work in outdoor environment up to 100% of the time.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Valid Class 5 Driver #39;s License. Air endorsements preferred but not required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
• 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.

#GFLTalentWe 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.