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Job Details

Garbage Truck Driver

Employer

Waste Connections of Canada

Date Posted

March 09, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Rocky View, AB
  • Earnings $24.00 to $28.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Mar 23, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Waste Connections of Canada

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Hot
  • Wet/damp

Tasks

  • Check, lubricate, refuel and clean equipment
  • Operate various vehicles and equipment
  • Report any malfunctions to supervisor

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Air Brakes Endorsement
  • Class 1/1F/A Licence (semi trailer trucks)
  • Class 3/3F/DF Licence (trailer truck, vehicles with more than 3 axles)

Truck or equipment experience

Garbage truck

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Physically demanding

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

Experience an asset

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

As per collective agreement

Long term benefits

Other benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Garbage Truck Driver is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators
OBJECTIVE

Interest in driving garbage trucks, street cleaning equipment such as street sweepers and other vehicles equipped with rotating brushes, snowploughs and plough blades; sewer maintenance equipment such as rodders and sewer jet cleaners; and trucks equipped with road-sanding and other similar apparatus

METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to maintain streets and repair sewer systems, and to remove garbage and dump loads at designated areas

innovative

Interest in checking, lubricating, refuelling and cleaning equipment, and in reporting any malfunctions to supervisors

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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