Waste Spotter

Are you safety orientated, physically fit and enjoy working with other people?

Are you looking for work at a stable, well-run and reputable business?

If so, we’re Walker Environmental and we’re looking for a Spotter at our Burlington Waste Drop-off and Transfer Station location.

**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, and 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.

**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.

**Specifics and Compensation**

This is a full time role reporting to the Operations Manager. Our site runs on various shifts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 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 $23.99/hour with overtime being paid out in accordance with ESA. On top of salary, compensation for this role also includes comprehensive wellness benefits and a pension package.

**Working at Walker Industries**

Established in 1887, we are proud to be a fifth-generation, family-owned, Canadian company. Our group of companies includes aggregates, paving & construction, emulsions and environmental waste & recycling solutions. We are known for our philanthropy and ‘above and beyond’ service to our customers and communities.

There’s a lot more we’re proud of too.

We’re proud to be growing, serving more customers and providing more jobs across Canada.

We’re proud of our environmental stewardship - turning waste into useful products and energy and working to the highest standards of disposal.

We’re proud to use the best tools and technology in the business - serving our customers well and keeping our employees safe.

And we’re proud of an awesome people-first culture. Working here means being part of a team - not a cog in a machine - and even in regional offices we feel valued, autonomous, and central to the action. Everyone at Walker has a voice.

**How to Apply