Posted 2 months ago
Scalehouse Operator
@ GFL Environmental Inc.
Centre Burlington, Nova Scotia
Overview
GFL Environmental Inc. is hiring a part-time Scalehouse Operator to weigh trucks entering and leaving its landfill or transfer station and provide courteous customer service. The role covers Saturdays (7:00 am to 1:30 pm), Wednesdays (7:00 am to 5:00 pm), and holidays and vacation coverage. The posting requires a high school diploma or GED and one to three months of related experience or training.
Responsibilities:
- Weigh trucks in and out of the landfill or transfer station
- Set up new trucks and issue truck permits
- Provide billing information and reports to customers and management
- Test scales daily and verify waste disposal in proper areas
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma or GED
- One to three months related experience or training
- Customer service experience preferred
- Strong math skills with whole numbers, fractions and decimals
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-29
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Customer service |
| Schedule | day, holidays, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · lift 10 lb · computer moderate |
| Education | High school (required) |
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GFL Environmental Inc.
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*This position is part time*
Saturdays (7:00 am to 1:30 pm)
Wednesdays (7:00 am to 5:00 pm).
This position will also cover holidays and vacations.
Key Responsibilities:
• Weigh in and out all trucks that enter the landfill or transfer station
• Set up new trucks and issue truck permits
• Provide accurate and efficient information for customer billing to include reports to customers and management
• Verify accuracy of hauls and disposal for payment of third-party truck hauling
• Accurately dispatch proper instructions regarding disposal of special waste with operators and Operations Manager.
• Keep landfill management apprised on any community information regarding the landfill.
• Test the scales daily for accuracy.
• Ensure the accuracy of waste disposed of in proper areas (grid reports).
• Accountable for various environmental compliance tasks
Requirements:
• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to three months related experience and/or training.
• Experience with customer service preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Physical/Mental Demands:
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, talk, and hear.
• Visual Requirements: include close vision and distance vision.
• Possess ability to occasionally lift/move up to 10 pounds.
Working Conditions:
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles.
• Noise level is moderate to loud.
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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