Owen Sound

DZ Residential Driver
**Location**: 2085 20th Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON
**Position Type**: Permanent Full-Time
**Reporting To**: Operations Manager
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Hours**: Monday-Friday - Day Shift - 35-40 hours/week
**Pay Rate**: $29.04 per hour
**About Miller Waste Systems**:
Miller Waste Systems Inc. has been in operation since 1961. Miller is a leader in waste management and diversion, providing governments and industries with a wide range of services in the province of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Manitoba. Miller has over 50 years’ experience in the waste management sector and currently operates out of more than 30 locations.
Our people are our number one asset and together we are working towards achieving our vision to be the most trusted, most operationally excellent integrated waste provider in North America.
Join us and become a part of the Miller family/team and be a part of something great, where you can make a difference.
**Summary**:
The DZ Residential Driver at Miller Waste Systems is responsible for the safe, efficient collection and transport of residential waste streams. This role supports public health by ensuring timely service, adherence to safety and environmental regulations, and respectful interaction with the community.

**Responsibilities**:
In the position of DZ Residential Driver your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

- Safely operating the assigned commercial vehicle to collect various waste streams (yard waste, green bins and residential garbage) in a safe and efficient manner and delivering the material to the appropriate depot (transfer station, landfill, compost facility etc).
- Providing customers with reliable and high-quality customer service. Proper disposal of the waste streams is vital to the health and well-being of the residents of the community.
- Adhering to the collection and delivery schedule while following all relevant MWSI policies and procedures as well as legislation and regulations set out by the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Environment as well as the by-laws of the Municipality in which you are working in.
- Working collaboratively with fellow employees, management, residents and members of the public in a polite and respectful manner at all times.
- Ensuring all waste receptacles that are emptied into the collection vehicle and placed back on the resident’s property, flipped upside down at the curb, in the same place that they were removed from.
- Completing in excess of eight hundred (800) residential stops per day and doing so safely.
- Supporting the success and performance of the contract as a whole by being a team player.
- Participate in other projects and provide constructive feedback as required.

**Requirements**:

- A DZ Licence with a safe driving record.
- A safety-first attitude with demonstrated safe working habits.
- An understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and your responsibilities as an employee within it.
- Flexibility with scheduling, as early starts, delayed finishes and on rare occasions, weekend work will be required.
- The ability to safely lift 50 pounds repeatedly, as this can be the weight of the material.

What’s in it for You?
- Permanent work.
- Boot Allowance.
- Health & Dental Benefit Coverage.
- Additional mental health services to help support your wellbeing.
- Defined contribution pension plan.
- Vacation entitlements.
- Support and training for your professional growth and development.
- Rewards and Recognition programs.

**Posting closing date**: This posting will remain active until it has been filled.
We realize that you may not feel you have every qualification listed and that working to secure a career can be stressful. If you feel that you meet most of the company’s needs and that your passion for your work adds value to a growing company, we would still love to hear from you.
Miller Waste Systems strives to be ‘only the best’. As a privately owned and operated Waste Company we have 50 years’ experience of providing quality service to all our customers. We have been successful in achieving this goal by providing a family and employee centric environment at all our locations. By providing an industry leading work environment and compensation, benefits, and pension programs, Miller Waste continues to grow our business.