Posted 16 days ago
Field Supervisor
@ GFL Environmental Services Inc.
Hamilton, ON · Burlington, ON · St. Catharines, ON
Overview
GFL Environmental Services Inc. is hiring a full-time Field Supervisor to run daily crew operations, enforce company policies and regulatory compliance, and handle customer service and paperwork. The role requires at least four years of supervisory experience with spill response and excavation equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily operations and coordinate crews
- Dispatch crews and schedule service
- Lead health and safety meetings and training
- Review daily reports, billing and purchase orders
- Manage customer complaints and HR concerns
Requirements summary:
- Minimum DZ licence
- Minimum 4 years supervisory experience with spill response
- Excavation equipment knowledge
- NFPA 472 and confined space entry certification
- WHMIS, First Aid and WSIB training
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Supply chain & logistics |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Management experience | 4+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Vehicle, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | NFPA 472, SVOP Certificate, MEDA3 Certificate, WSIB training certificate, First Aid |
| Driver’s licence | required |
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GFL Environmental Services Inc.
| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 155 |
The Emergency Response Supervisor will oversee all aspects daily operations & coordination of crews. To ensure all employees are adhering to the company policies and procedures and the appropriate laws that govern them. Oversee and provide leadership to all employees with the ability to communicate to them on a daily basis. Develop and review routes to company standards. Maintain all documentation, such as daily reports, purchase orders & filing. Direct all employees as needed.
Job Duties
● Manage and attend all Health and Safety meetings and train employees on any safety issues.
● Schedule service and satisfy customer needs for service changes. Ensure that service is completed in
accordance with established policies.
● Dispatch crews for various projects and demands.
● Perform driver check-ins at day’s end to ensure complete and accurate paperwork completion.
● Distribute, collect and review all daily reports for proper days end data entry.
● Ensure coordination with other departments, clarifying roles and responsibilities for resolving service issues.
● Review of daily paperwork and billing of completed work orders.
● Purchase order processing for all payables for location.
● Interacts with customers, customer service department, sales, & operations staff.
● Works with routing specialists to optimize routes.
● Fields incoming calls / emails from customers.
● Manage customer complaints and concerns.
● Supervise any HR concerns with staff on discipline, vacations and WSIB.
● Assist in forming business plans for tenders and other new business ventures.
● Attend meetings as required.
● Oversee that all employees are adhering to company policies and procedures.
● Other duties as directed or required.
● Compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Requirements
• Minimum DZ license.
• Minimum 4 years in an supervisor role along with spill response clean up and remediation.
• Experience and strong knowledge with excavation equipment.
• NFPA 472.
• Confine Space Entry & Rescue.
• SVOP Certificate.
• MEDA3 Certificate.
• WSIB and First Aid certified training certificates.
• Excellent operating knowledge for all company equipment (Vacuum Tankers, Powervacs, Hydrovacs &, Roll off Trucks.
• Strong knowledge of Highway traffic act and OH & S Act.
• WHIMIS training.
• Experience using MS Word, Excel.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize and execute.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent team player, ability to listen, analyze and adapt to change.
GFL Environmental is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact [email protected]
Please note that GFL does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required. Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.
This hiring process may utilize machine-based systems to assist in screening and assessing applicants. Final selection decisions are made by our recruitment team.
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