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The PeopleReady located at Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 3C5 is currently hiring a Landfill Labor

Job Description

As a landfill associate you will be responsible for capturing and removing litter, maintaining the perimiter of the landfill and performing basic clean up.

Note – Pay Rate for this Job is $15/Hour

Responsibilities:

• Operating heavy equipment necessary for landfill operations; maintaining equipment in a clean and functional operating condition
• Operating water truck to perform dust control and fire suppression activities as required
• Operating gatehouse; utilizing automated scale system; calculating and collecting amount due for waste loads
• Directing vehicle traffic at the landfill
• Maintaining landfill shop, catch fences, and buildings
• Performing basic clean-up of site and facilities as required
• Entering and retrieving data and preparing reports using a computer; reviewing such reports for accuracy and making corrections as required
• Observing safe working practices, including maintaining work areas in a safe condition
• Work in the outdoors, must be comfortable with exposure to weather conditions.
• Help clean up the environment.

Qualifications:

• Previous waste or heavy machinery experience preferred but not required
• Basic math skills – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on the fly
• Able to follow oral and/or written instructions
• Rare work ethic and a positive attitude
• Able to lift up to 80 pounds repeatedly and sit or walk for extended periods of time
• Comfortable with exposure to weather conditions, fumes, dust, and hazardous chemicals

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