Posted 4 months ago
Transfer Station Equipment Operator
@ Waste Connections of Canada Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Waste Connections of Canada is hiring a full-time Transfer Station Equipment Operator to run heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, skid steers and excavators, sort recycled material and keep the site safe and clean. The role requires 2+ years of heavy equipment experience and pays $33-35 per hour for 9-10 hour days, Monday to Friday, with retirement matching, medical, dental and vision benefits.
Pay:
$33–$35 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Operate front-end loaders, skid steers and excavators
- Sort recycled material into piles and load trailers
- Perform routine equipment inspection and maintenance
- Keep the work area safe and clean
- Promote continuous improvement in safety and environmental practices
Requirements summary:
- 2+ years running heavy equipment
- Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance
- Ability to read, follow and enforce safety procedures
- Pass all pre-employment requirements
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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 | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 47.5 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Outdoors, Plant or factory, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| 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 Inc.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company size | 10001+ |
| Headquarters | The Woodlands |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 51 |
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.
Our priority is to make sure we hire safe equipment operators that care about the safety of our team and the service provided to our customers. As an equipment operator with us the minimum responsibilities are:
Operating heavy equipment such as: front-end loaders, skid steers and excavator
Ensuring recycled material is sorted into the appropriate piles and loaded into trailers as needed
Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment
Ensuring a safe and clean working space for all operators and employees
Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues
What We Need From You:
2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment
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: $33-35/h
Full-time hours: 9-10 hours per day Monday to Friday
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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