Posted 21 days ago
Garbage/Recycling Driver
@ Bluewater Recycling Association
Huron Park, Ontario
Overview
Bluewater Recycling Association, based in Huron Park near Exeter, is hiring a Garbage/Recycling Driver to operate a waste and recycling vehicle on a scheduled route. The work includes collecting solid waste and recyclables with an automated arm, delivering loads to a facility or landfill, and recording weights. Pay starts at $30.82 per hour, with Monday to Friday shifts beginning at 6:00am and daily hours of 8 to 12.
Pay:
$30.82 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Operate a waste or recycling vehicle on a scheduled route
- Collect solid waste and recyclables with an automated arm and joystick
- Deliver loads to the material recovery facility or landfill
- Operate the scale and record gross, tare and net weights
Requirements summary:
- Clean CVOR and driver's abstract
- At least 2 years of recent full-time DZ class driving
- Joystick experience is an asset
- Side loader experience is an asset
- Enjoyable personality and ability to communicate with the public
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-27
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Transportation & driving |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, holidays, overtime |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Outdoors, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | CVOR |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Home office allowance |
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Bluewater Recycling Association
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From collection to community education, we strive to be more than your average recycling company.
Full company description
From collection to community education, we strive to be more than your average recycling company.
- LinkedIn followers
- 394
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 25
- Reported office locations
- Huron Park, ON N0M1Y0, CA
- Business categories
- Waste Management
- Communities
- Non Profit
- Recycling
- Environmental Engineering
- Other recorded names
- Bluewater Recycling Association
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
From collection to community education, we strive to be more than your average recycling company.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environmental Services |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Huron Park, ON |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1989 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
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The Bluewater Recycling Association, based in Huron Park near Exeter, has immediate openings for the position of Garbage/Recycling Driver.
Reporting to the Fleet Manager, as a Driver you will be a key player in the operation of one of the Association's waste and recycling vehicles.
Why you should work for us!
- Competitive salary ($30.82/hour to start) with yearly increases.
- Healthcare benefits including dental, vision, disability & life insurance
- OMERS pension plan
- Overtime after 8 hours per day & 40 hours per week
- A generous clothing allowance
- Paid day off for birthdays
- Double time on weekends & holidays
Main Duties:
- Operate designated vehicle on scheduled route, stopping to collect all Solid Waste and/or Recyclable Material placed out for collection using automated arm with joystick.
- Deliver collected items to material recovery facility or to the landfill and dump compartments in designated areas.
- Operate the scale and record gross, tare, and net weights upon every collection.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a clean CVOR and Drivers Abstract.
- At least 2 years of recent experience driving a DZ class vehicle full time.
- Experience operating a joystick would be an asset.
- Experience operating a side loader would be an asset.
- Have an enjoyable personality with an ability to communicate with the public.
Working Hours:
Monday-Friday starting @6:00am. Daily hours vary from 8-12 hours. The successful candidate must have flexibility in their working hours as these change based on business need. We work all statutory holidays, except for Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Physical Demands:
- Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
- Ascending and descending ladders.
- Repeating motions that include the hands, wrists and fingers, particularly the left hand.
- Remaining in a stationary, seated position for prolonged periods.
- Exposure to noisy, hot and foul-smelling environments.
Application Deadline: Sunday, October 25th @ 11:59pm
Bluewater Recycling Association is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources in any of the following ways, email: [email protected] or phone: 519-228-6678 x234.
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