Solid Waste Operations Co-op Student

1 week ago

Barrie, Canada City of Barrie Full time

**Posted**:Wednesday, June 19, 2024**

**Job Number**: COOP**-24-18**

**Job Type**:Co-op, Temporary Full-time, Up to 4 Months, Union**

**Posting Closing Date**:Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 11:59 pm**

**Choose Barrie**

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

**The Opportunity**

The Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability Department is comprised of three branches: Solid Waste Operations, Solid Waste Management Policy and Planning, and Environmental Risk Management and Compliance.

The Solid Waste Operations Branch is a branch within the Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability Department. This branch is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the City’s Landfill site, which includes solid non-hazardous waste disposal, household hazardous waste receiving and disposal, leaf and yard waste composting, and solid waste collection and disposal. Responsibilities also include the operations of the Scalehouse, which is the first point of contact for customers and waste entering the landfill site.

The Waste Disposal Section is responsible to ensure the safe handling and management of solid waste in accordance with applicable legislative requirements and the effective operation of engineered control systems.

The successful applicant to this position will perform and/or assist with the following tasks:

- Assist with ensuring compliance with the Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA) and Permit to Take Water (PTTW) for the Landfill Site.
- Perform daily, weekly and monthly site inspections and data collection in accordance with the ECA, provide reports of findings to the Landfill Systems Technologist and the Supervisor of Waste Disposal, and assist with necessary corrective actions.
- Coordinate various projects within the scope of Solid Waste Operations to assist with site operations, obtaining greater waste diversion, or assist with conducting waste audits and daily bin contamination assessments.
- Assist in the data collection and compilation of monthly key performance indicators (KPIs), statistical reports and graphs, waste tonnages, diversion rates, compaction hours, and equipment maintenance records.
- Support the management of the City’s Leaf and Yard Waste compost program through inspection for contamination in feedstock, sample collection, and temperature and moisture reading data collection.
- Responsible for the maintenance of all data collected related to the Leaf and Yard Waste compost program and weekly tonnage reports.
- Maintain the Solid Waste Operations equipment maintenance records and required operating hours notifying the Landfill Systems Technologist when preventative and reactive maintenance and/or repairs are required.
- Calibrate and maintain field sampling equipment.
- Assist with keeping accurate inventory of field supplies and if required acquiring needed supplies to maintain inventory.
- Perform property maintenance duties including litter collection, tree planning and watering, washing vehicles, cleaning workspaces, snow removal and painting.
- Maintain hard copies and electronic files associated with the ECA including filing and file creation.
- Assist with the compilation and updating of various Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Assisting, when required, with performing duties associated with the operation of the Waste and Recycling Depot and Scalehouse.
- Conducting various research assignments and presenting information in a clear and logical manner.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

**Education **(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Currently enrolled in or is a student in a recognized College or University*
- Enrolled in a a recognized College or University Co-op program
- Preference will be given to students enrolled in Environmental or Civil Engineering programs

**Knowledge/Skill/

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