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Technician, Processing Facilities (Tank Farm - evening Shift)
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Recognized by our signature fleet of bright green trucks and equipment, we offer a wide range of environmental and industrial services to businesses, communities, and households, providing a consolidated and sophisticated approach to meeting our customers’ needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- 8 Weeks of Training on the overnight shift.
- Be trained to enter Confined Spaces, such as bulk tanks, tankers, and vacuum trucks for cleaning.
- Receive all client waste – both bulk liquids/solids and containerized.
- Ensure waste is processed in a timely and safe manner.
- Prepare shipments of hazardous and non-hazardous waste for transport.
- Ensure incoming waste conforms with acceptance protocol.
- Load and unload waste vehicles including vacuum trucks, tankers, straight trucks, and van trailers.
- Take samples from waste vehicles and containers for lab analysis.
- Operate plant machinery including pumps and pressure washers; and assist with general maintenance.
- Gain a full understanding and working knowledge of the company’s standard operating procedures (SOPs), and ensure they are followed.
- Complete paperwork properly & ensure it is submitted.
- Complete job hazard risk assessments
- Ensure superior customer service is provided.
- General shop clean-up and maintenance.
- Attend Household Hazardous Waste collection events on weekends.
- Other tasks as required.
- Must be clean shaven. (for respirator usage)
- Physically fit (repetitive lifting of hoses and shoveling of soil)
- Must be comfortable working at heights (climbing up to catwalks above tanks to dip them, climbing on top of tankers and trucks to sample them)
GFL Environmental is the only major diversified environmental services company in North America; operating across Canada and the United States; offering services in solid waste management, liquid waste management, and infrastructure development.
Recognized by our signature fleet of bright green trucks and equipment, we offer a wide range of environmental and industrial services to businesses, communities, and households, providing a consolidated and sophisticated approach to meeting our customers’ needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- 8 Weeks of Training on the overnight shift.
- Be trained to enter Confined Spaces, such as bulk tanks, tankers, and vacuum trucks for cleaning.
- Receive all client waste – both bulk liquids/solids and containerized.
- Ensure waste is processed in a timely and safe manner.
- Prepare shipments of hazardous and non-hazardous waste for transport.
- Ensure incoming waste conforms with acceptance protocol.
- Load and unload waste vehicles including vacuum trucks, tankers, straight trucks, and van trailers.
- Take samples from waste vehicles and containers for lab analysis.
- Operate plant machinery including pumps and pressure washers; and assist with general maintenance.
- Gain a full understanding and working knowledge of the company’s standard operating procedures (SOPs), and ensure they are followed.
- Complete paperwork properly & ensure it is submitted.
- Complete job hazard risk assessments
- Ensure superior customer service is provided.
- General shop clean-up and maintenance.
- Attend Household Hazardous Waste collection events on weekends.
- Other tasks as required.
- Must be clean shaven. (for respirator usage)
- Physically fit (repetitive lifting of hoses and shoveling of soil)
- Must be comfortable working at heights (climbing up to catwalks above tanks to dip them, climbing on top of tankers and trucks to sample them)
Job ID:
R39621
Job Profile:
Processing Facilities Technician
Job Country:
Canada
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Responsibilities
Receive, inspect, sample, process, and prepare hazardous and non-hazardous waste for transport while safely loading and unloading waste vehicles. Operate and maintain facility equipment, follow company procedures, complete required documentation and hazard assessments, and support customer service and facility cleanup.
Requirements
Candidates must be clean-shaven for respirator use, physically fit for repetitive lifting and shoveling, and comfortable working at heights. The role includes training for confined-space entry and requires following safety procedures; no education or prior experience requirement is specified.
Skills
- Confined Space Entry
- Waste Processing
- Hazardous Waste Handling
- Waste Acceptance Protocols
- Loading And Unloading Vehicles
- Waste Sampling
- Laboratory Sample Collection
- Pump Operation
- Pressure Washer Operation
- Equipment Maintenance
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Paperwork And Documentation
- Job Hazard Risk Assessments
- Customer Service
- Physical Fitness
- Working At Heights
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Categories
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Trades
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Environmental Services
- Waste Management
- Liquid Waste
- Solid Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Non-Hazardous Waste
- Processing Facilities
- Tank Farm
- Confined Spaces
- Bulk Tanks
- Tankers
- Vacuum Trucks
- Waste Acceptance Protocols
- Waste Sampling
- Laboratory Analysis
- Pumps
- Pressure Washers
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Job Hazard Risk Assessments
- Respirator
- Working At Heights
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Facility Maintenance
- Waste Transport