Heavy Equipment Operator - Landfill Job at GFL Environmental Inc. in Hazen

Heavy Equipment Operator - Landfill at GFL Environmental Inc.

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

• Operate necessary equipment to bale and load waste or other material into trailers.
• Perform inspection and maintenance checks of equipment daily.
• Grease/lubricate equipment, check and add fluids to equipment daily.
• Steer, guide and/or drive the listed equipment at the assigned site, using steering wheel, shifters, levers, buttons and pedals.
• Substitute for another operator when needed.
• Clean trash from tracks of heavy equipment by removing material from tracks and gear mechanisms daily or as needed.
• Use a two-way radio to communicate with co-workers regarding work activities, requirements, and priorities for the work day.
• Conform to applicable laws, regulations, ordinances and company policies and directives from supervisors.
• Maintain the appearance of the grounds and facility.
• Attend safety and branch meetings.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED desired but not required.
• Ability to obtain Transfer Station/Landfill Operations Certification if needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate ability to follow instructions and work under little supervision.
• Apply commonsense understanding to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in a standardized setting.
• Ability to perform the four basic functions of math and to read and understand equipment gauges.
• Must be able to read, speak, understand and write English.
• Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

Physical/Mental Demands

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell.
• Visual requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

• Constantly exposed to loud noise, humidity, outside weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, chemicals, fumes and airborne particles.
• Work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Outdoor environment inside heavy equipment cab, exposed to all weather conditions, except lightning.
• Occasionally work in high precarious places.
• Work in outdoor environment 100% of the time.

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