• Job Description

  Req#: 54187

  Looking for a great place to work? A place where our culture means safety, respect, quality and excellence and putting our customer’s interests ahead of our own? Then think City of Edmonton, City Operations!

  We are looking for people across all our rich diversity to help keep the City of Edmonton clean as a Communal Collection Operator.
  

  The Communal Collection Operator position requires operation of a tandem front load bin truck and rear load collection vehicle (GVW up to 24,000 kg) to collect waste and recycling from large bins/carts of varying sizes. You will provide waste collection service to a variety of sites, primarily for communal dwellings and City owned facilities.
  

  What will you do?

  • Professionally operate a tandem front-load bin truck in all weather conditions, including maneuvering through confined areas such as back lanes and congested parking lots
  • Professionally operate a rear-load tandem collection vehicle to collect varying sizes of cart containers
  • Ensuring security at all relevant sites that are serviced
  • Professionally and efficiently navigate narrow streets, use mirrors and cameras as well employing a guide when available for backing. While operating complex hydraulic systems
  • Perform and document pre-trip and post-trip inspections, follow regularly scheduled maintenance, and report defects on collection vehicles
  • Maintain daily truck sheets documenting load start and finish times, unit start and finish mileage, and documenting daily time management
  • Report bin defects, service difficulties, or any issues encountered to the appropriate personnel
  • Select the most efficient routes for travel to and from assigned work areas and disposal locations
  • Be aware of collection processes and policies to aid in any public inquiries you may encounter in the field, dealing with concerns from the public of a minor nature
  • Maintain a positive customer service-driven attitude while performing the daily collection duties
  • Adhere to all standard operating procedures and OH&S guidelines for safe work practices during the collection process, including all environmental standards and regulations
  • Maintain a clean and sanitary collection vehicle, including daily cleaning of the compaction area
  • Assist the labourer with waste/recycle/food scraps container movement to and from the collection vehicle
  • Perform other and related duties as directed by leadership

  • Completion of Grade 12 supplemented by truck driving experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience

  • Ability to operate electronic devices such as Tablets and Cell phones

  Assets:

  • Experience in the Waste Industry

  • Experience operating tandem front-load and rear-load collection vehicles

  • Completion of a Defensive Driving Course

  • Current Standard First Aid certification

  • Knowledge of Edmonton’s road network, including truck routes

  • Ability to work in a team environment

  Skills Required for Success:

  • Good interpersonal skills in order to work well with other City employees, like inspectors and coworkers, as well as the public

  • Knowledge of appropriate material handling practices to avoid skin and eye contamination, cuts, slipping, and associated mishaps

  • Ability to maneuver bin, cart-handling controls to minimize damage to bins/carts and avoid adjacent hazards at collection sites

  • Physically capable of sustained heavy manual labour, including loading recycling, refuse, containers and maneuvering bins/carts on site

  • Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies ( https://bit.ly/4brRrXm )

  • Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion

  Conditions of Employment:

  • Valid Alberta Class 3 driver's license with airbrake (or provincial equivalent). Obtaining and maintaining a City Driver's permit is a requirement of this position

  • Hire is dependent on a Criminal Records Check (CRC) security clearance that is satisfactory to the City of Edmonton and is a requirement of this position; there may be a cost associated with this requirement

  • Passing a physical strength evaluation (Functional Ability Recruitment Evaluation test - F.A.R.E.) and a pre-employment City medical examination is a requirement of this position

  • Compliance with the City of Edmonton's Code of Practice for Respiratory Protective Equipment, including medical monitoring, is a requirement for this position

  • Compliance with the City of Edmonton's safety standards for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as wearing steel toed boots, is a requirement for this position

  Work Environment:

  • Physically capable of driving for prolonged periods (up to 8 hours per day) while working in adverse weather and road conditions

  • Assisting in maneuvering Bins/carts to the collection vehicle in all weather conditions

  • Cleaning the collection vehicle, and daily cleaning of the hopper location

  The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact employment@edmonton.ca . Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits

  Up to 5 Temporary Full-time positions for up to 10 months
  

  Successful applicants may be eligible for recall in the 2027 season
  

  Hours of Work: Various shifts, 40 hours per week. Overtime work may be required during peak operational periods
  

  Salary: $38.268 (Hourly)
  

  Recruitment Consultant: SL/JR
  

  Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation

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