Company: Walker Industries
Location: Niagara Falls, ON
Expected salary: $31.06 per hour
Job date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:43:14 GMT
Job description: Job Category: Hourly JobsJob Description:Working at WalkerAt Walker, your contribution matters. Become part of a team you can count on and where your health and safety are our priority. Our team of more than 1200 people work in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries. We are a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded in 1887, operating from our base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States. We care about the environment, each other, and our neighbours, and give back to our communities. Join us on our journey to build a sustainable future, together.About the JobToday we have an opening for a Driver/Operator as part of the Woodington Systems Inc. team. Under the direction of the Operations Supervisor and Operations Manager, you will start the day at one of the pre-designated Woodington Systems Inc. terminals located in Niagara and Burlington, hauling waste, recycling, organics and/or biosolids for divisions of Walker Industries. The hours of operation for Woodington Systems Inc. are 24 hrs a day. This is a unionized, hourly position. We offer a rate of $31.06 per hour, and after a 3-month probation period, full benefits and pension plan. Your uniform will be provided.What You’ll Be Doing
- Pre and post vehicle inspection of truck and trailer
- Operating tractor and trailer vehicles with open top roof and electric tarp
- Operating tractor and trailer of dump style trailer of organics and bio solids.
- Operating tractor and trailer of both walking floor design and tipper design trailer
- Operating remote control to open/close convertible style top trailers.
- Operating compactor trailer, open/close back door of trailer
- Servicing customers on time, efficiently and thoroughly
- Maintaining accurate hours of service and vehicle inspection paperwork to include e-logs.
Here’s What You Need
- Valid AZ Driver’s License
- Clean driver’s abstract
- Fast card approved
- Diligent attention to paperwork/e-logs, safety and the environment
- Knowledge of waste handling equipment (walking floor trailers, dump trailers, etc)
- Effective written and oral communication skills (ability to speak, read and write English)
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of Transportation regulations
What’s in it for you
- You become part of a team you can count on
- A comprehensive benefits package as per your union and collective agreement
- A workplace that provides the best health & safety practices in industry
- Give back to our community with two paid volunteer days annually and opportunities to become involved in events
At Walker, your contribution matters. If you share our commitment to giving back to your community and caring about the environment we’d love to hear from you. Our workplaces strive to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all ethnicities, race, religions, gender identities and expression, Indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities.Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please let us know when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
