- Operate and maintain heavy vehicles and equipment supporting environmental cleanup and emergency spill response
- Respond to environmental and industrial spills
- Decommission clandestine laboratories
- Respond to highway incidents involving tractor trailers, accidents, and chemical leaks
- Respond to train derailments involving hazardous chemicals, fires, and site safety
- Conduct marine operations involving fuel spills, boom deployment, and boat operations
- Respond to weather events including wind/ice storms, forest fires, and flooding
- Provide chemical assessments and advisory services
- Work alongside police, fire, EMS, Environment Canada, and other stakeholders
- Operate heavy equipment, vacuum trucks, and water blasters during incidents
- Participate in job-specific and health and safety training
- Operate efficiently and safely
- Complete work-related documentation and reporting
- Follow organizational policies and procedures and promote a workplace free of harassment and violence
- Report workplace hazards, accidents, and other safety occurrences
- Adhere to applicable occupational health, safety, human rights, and employment standards legislation
- Preserve confidentiality and minimize risk

Requirements

- Valid AZ License
- High School diploma minimum
- Certification from a recognized Truck Driving School
- Valid Commercial AZ License
- Proficient operation of pneumatic and shell tankers, wet/dry vacs, hydro vacs, liquid wet vacs, roll-off trucks, trailers, box trailers, and straight trucks
- Experience with pallet jacks, dollies, carts, sewer cleaning equipment, combination units, and sewer flushing units
- Certified training for confined space watch, rescue, and entrance
- Certified Emergency Response Hazmat Technician (GFL course)
- Ability to drive manual transmission trucks
- Overtime as required
- Weekend work may be requiredAvailability for a weekly on-call schedule




- Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to perform routine vehicle maintenance
- Strong oral and written communication abilities
- Organizational skills, task prioritization, multitasking, timeline use, and time management
- High personal integrity and strong work ethic
- Professional and mature demeanor under stressful situations
- Ability to work in a fast-paced workplace
- Confident, consistent, decisive personality
- Ability to work indoors and outdoors
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to lift 75+ lbs
- Valid work authorization in Canada; GFL does not provide visa sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in operating and maintaining heavy vehicles and equipment for environmental cleanup and emergency response, with a strong focus on safety, compliance, and effective communication with stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Valid AZ License
- Certified Emergency Response Hazmat Technician
- Proficient Operation of Heavy Equipment
- Strong Oral and Written Communication
- Organizational Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

- Operation of Pneumatic Tankers
- Operation of Hydro Vacs
- Routine Vehicle Maintenance
- Confined Space Watch Training
- Chemical Assessment
- Emergency Spill Response
- Marine Operations
- Decommissioning Laboratories
- Accident Response
- Hazardous Material Handling

Soft Skills

- Strong Work Ethic
- Qualified Demeanor
- Task Prioritization
- Multitasking
- Time Management

Certifications & Qualifications

- Certification from Truck Driving School
- Certified Emergency Response Hazmat Technician
- Confined Space Watch Certification

Industry Keywords

- Environmental Cleanup
- Emergency Response
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Hazardous Chemicals
- Workplace Safety

Tools & Technologies

- Vacuum Trucks
- Water Blasters
- Pallet Jacks
- Sewer Cleaning Equipment
- Combination Units

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📌 AZ Operator 1 – Emergency Response (Ottawa)
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📍 Ottawa