Student, Waste Operations Labourer

4 days ago

Waterloo, Canada Region of Waterloo Full time

Student, Waste Operations Labourer

**Job Number**:2471

**Job Type**: Student
**Temp Contract Length**: 4.5 months
**Location**: 925 Erb St W - Material Recycling Centre, 1516 Glasgow St - Waste Operations Centre
**Job Category**: Other
**Number of Positions**:2
**Department**: Waterloo A (Waste Operations)
**Division**: Engineering and Environmental Services
**Hours of Work**: 40
**Union**: OTHER
**Grade**: Student Grade 06
**Salary Range**: $18.55-$20.61

**About Us**

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051. Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we focus on equity, inclusion, and sustainability. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core values emphasize caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

Dish with One Spoon Wampum:

- Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

- Recognizing our shared humanity and land
- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
- This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core values, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.

**Duties/Responsibilities**
- Performs general litter control, landscaping, and maintenance duties on landfill sites, facilities, and properties.
- Assists customers with unloading Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) at the HHW depot; assists with preparing HHW for disposal.
- Performs general cleaning and maintenance duties.
- Work requires frequent standing, walking, bending, and stooping.
- Ability to lift, handle and carry equipment, supplies, and materials weighing up to 23 kg.
- Works outdoors at Regional landfill sites and properties; follows Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures and uses personal protective equipment (e.g., raingear, protective clothing or safety equipment, gloves, safety boots, safety glasses) to mitigate risks associated with heat, cold, rain, wind, dust, noise, odours from the landfill, hazardous or toxic waste.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic skills, plus one year of general labour experience.
- Knowledge of and ability to comply with policies, procedures, and related legislation (e.g., health and safety).
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff and members of the public.
- Functional knowledge of the safe operation and use of equipment related to job duties.
- Ability to support and demonstrate the Region’s values.

**Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- The Region of Waterloo is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs. Alternate formats of this document are available upon request. Please contact the Service First Contact Centre at phone number (519) 575-4400, TTY number (519-575-4608) to request an alternate format.

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