Spotter - Njt

**Waste Spotter**

Walker Environmental serves over 400,000 people with two waste and recycling centres located in Niagara and Halton regions.

At our Waste Drop-off and Transfer Station site in Burlington, residential, municipal, and commercial users drop off materials of all types for disposal.

As our new waste spotter, you will provide a variety of job skills and duties to support site operations. This includes:

- Greeting and directing customers in a polite and service-oriented manner.
- Coordinating traffic flow to ensure safety of customers and fellow employees on site.
- Safely directing customers to the correct dumping locations.
- Checking for contamination in loads and pleasantly explaining approved wastes to customers.
- Politely interacting with public and commercial haulers.
- Handling and sorting waste for purpose of recycling and/or diversion, cutting cardboard and feeding it through the compactor.
- Kindly responding to customer inquiries or concerns and providing information.
- Working to maintain the grounds and facility. This includes such duties as sweeping, litter collection, controlling odours and occasionally painting.

From time to time, you could be required to operate a mobile loader to load solid non-hazardous waste into compactor trailers through a stationary compactor or recycling (plastics and SSO) into an open top trailer This responsibility will require you to conduct a pre-inspection of the equipment, fuel, grease and safely operate the heavy equipment machine using the steering wheel, foot pedals and hand controls. [JL1]

**Qualifications**
- Passion for Health and Safety and Environmental Performance
- An enthusiastic team player with excellent customer service skills; including courtesy, tact, and diplomacy.
- Capacity to follow directives and fulfill requests.
- Ability to work with limited supervision.
- Physically fit; able to stand, bend, twist, and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Previous experience doing physical or outdoor work is an asset.
- Willing to complete a criminal background record as a condition of employment.
- Have a valid G driver's license with a driving record free of any charges.
- Previous experience operating a front end loader or skid steer.

This is a full-time role reporting to the Operations Manager. Our site runs on various shifts from 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays - your work could happen any time between these days/hours. Based on weather and daily/weekly operations, hours may extend before and after listed hours of operations. Compensation for this role is $25.75/hour with overtime being paid out in accordance with ESA.

**Experience the Benefits of Working at Walker**
- Career Support _
- Education reimbursement, training, and professional development opportunities
- Internal advancement opportunities at all levels
- Reimbursement of professional dues and tuition
- Health & Well Being _
- Wellness subsidy to support healthy lifestyle
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Culture & Community _
- 2 paid volunteer days per year
- Social and networking events
- Salary/Wage & Benefits _
- Competitive wages
- Group health/dental/vision/prescription drug plans
- Paid vacation days
- Short-term and long-term disability plans
- Term life insurance
- Retirement programs including Pension, RRSP and TFSA

This person won’t be required to operate a loader. However, they will be required to operate a skid steer for site maintenance and diversion activities. This would require them to conduct a pre-trip inspection of equipment, fuel, grease, etc.