Posted 29 days ago
Recycling Operator and Driver
@ Waste Connections of Canada
Kitchener, Ontario
Overview
Waste Connections of Canada is hiring a full-time Hybrid Equipment Operator and Swing Driver to run heavy recycling equipment and waste collection vehicles on a Monday to Friday, 5AM to 2:30 PM schedule. The role also covers routine equipment inspection, safety and environmental practices, and customer issues. The posting states $35.31 per hour with a guaranteed 9 hours per day, plus medical, dental, vision, retirement and insurance benefits.
Pay:
$35.31 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Operate loaders, skid steers, balers and compactors
- Drive roll-off, front-end and molok collection trucks
- Perform routine equipment inspection and maintenance
- Promote workplace safety and environmental practices
- Resolve customer service issues safely
Requirements summary:
- 2+ years running heavy equipment
- Valid DZ or AZ driver's licence
- Clean driving record
- Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance
- Ability to read and enforce safety procedures
- Pass all pre-employment requirements
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · phenom
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | General labour |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, holidays |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | driving record |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Stock or equity, Wellness |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Waste Connections of Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 20 |
WHY CHOOSE US:
We are Waste Connections of Canada, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.
As a Hybrid Equipment Operator and Swing Driver with us the minimum responsibilities are:
- Operating heavy equipment to manage incoming recycled material, such as: front end loaders, skid steers, cardboard baler, and compactors
- Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment
- Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
- Operating a variety of waste collections vehicles as needed by the business, including roll-off, front-end, and molok trucks.
- Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 5AM to 2:30 PM. Must be available for rotating statutory holidays, call-ins and possible Overtime.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
- 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment
- Valid DZ or AZ Driver’s license
- Clean Driving Record
- Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance
- Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures
- Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements
WHAT YOU’LL GET FROM US:
- Competitive Wages: $35.31/h, Guaranteed 9h per day
- Retirement Plan with company match; let us help you save for your future
- Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision
- Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistance Program, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability
We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Waste Connections of Canada may use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for its positions but final hiring decisions are made with human oversight.
Waste Connections of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions (including but not limited to hiring) are made without regard to characteristics protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
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