Front Load Driver

GFL Environmental is looking for a Front Load Driver to join our team in Whitecourt, AB!

At GFL our goal is to invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow for life!

Together, our employees are known as “Team Green”— a name that unites us all under our shared purpose: making our customers and communities Green for Life!

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.

Why Join TEAM GREEN?

• Excellent Health, Vision, and Dental benefits (orthodontics coverage), as well as RRSP match, for future financial security
• Life Insurance
• Possible Overtime Opportunities
• Excellent Work-Life Balance
• Provided Coveralls & Boot Allowances
• Paid holidays and 10 days of paid time off per year
• Competitive wages

As a Class 3 Front Load Waste Driver, you will be responsible for safely, efficiently, and courteously providing waste removal services to customers.

An ideal candidate will have a friendly demeanor and is physically capable of completing job duties in a positive, team oriented and supportive environment. 

Requirements:

• Must possess a Class 3 Driver License or Greater with an Air Brake Endorsement with a clean 5 year commercial abstract valid within 30 days.
• Minimum 1 year or more driving or waste industry experience an asset.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to safely drive the truck and operate the equipment.
• Must be physically fit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive commercial frontload with ancillary equipment along designated routes to mechanically collect solid waste and take to post-collection facilities 
• Open container enclosures or gates to access cans.
• Perform daily pre- and post-trip inspections; complete and submit a 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; Notify supervisor of issues requiring management action
• 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 
• Maneuver truck into and out of minimum clearance spaces, using mirrors to back up
• Follows safe operating practices, including lock out/ tag out procedures to ensure proper operation of the truck
• Follow all safety standards, equipment checks and precautions in performance of all duties. Comply with all federal, state/provincial, local and company rules on safety and vehicle operation
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

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! 
• 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 of 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 NYSE & the TSX – search “GFL” to see our stock performance.  

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