Requisition Number: 2026-113

Posted: September 15, 2026

Position Type: Permanent, Part-Time (1 shift/week, may work up to 24 hrs for staffing coverage)

Landfill Operational Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

Location: Southampton, ON

Number of Vacancies: 1 (This is a preexisting position in the Operations Department)

Saugeen Shores: Both city and town, wrapped in a village.

Choosing to work and live in Saugeen Shores gives you an unparalleled choice of easy-going lifestyles, economic opportunities and nature at every turn. You can truly create your own village in this growing, diverse community of neighbourhoods and amenities. You can replace long commutes with easy lakeshore rides.

You can choose to be as active or relaxed as you want to be. You can make all these great choices without sacrificing family life, schools, and even access to the wide world. Nestled on the shores of Lake Huron with forests and farms all around, Saugeen Shores is the promise of both cities and towns, wrapped in a village.

The Team

We take our team-first culture so seriously; we wrote a Team Saugeen Charter to celebrate and protect it. Our shared role is to keep Saugeen Shores safe, well-serviced, growing and vibrant in ways that respect the public and reflect our team. We develop careers from the inside first.

We engage each other personally and professionally. We welcome change. we embrace new ideas. We do more than live with work processes; we seek to continuously improve them. And we have each other's backs - because that is what great teams do.

The Position At a Glance

We are seeking a customer-oriented and motivated individual to join our team. As the Landfill Attendant, reporting to the Manager, Operations, you will provide customer service at the scale house including weighing vehicles in/out, collecting fees and maintaining the day-to-day housekeeping of the scale house area.





What You'll Do

- Weigh cars and trucks and record garbage in pounds and cubic yards
- Check loads for hazardous waste and unacceptable refuse and take corrective actions
- Complete invoices/cash payment transactions
- Liaise with members of the public to communicate information related to landfill use
- Maintain trailer / building facilities and recycle bin area, keeping it clean and safe

What You Bring To The Role

- Education: High School Diploma
- Experience: A minimum one (1) year of relevant work experience
- Technical Skills: basic accounting and computer skills including experience with Excel, Word, Microsoft 365, and Outlook
- Adaptability: You are able to adapt efficiently and effectively in response to new processes and changing circumstances
- Communication: You are able to effectively and confidently communicate with others and provide detailed reports that are professional, well researched and suited to the needs of the audience.
- Customer Service: You provide superior service to both internal and external customers. You create a positive experience when interacting with customers through communication, patience, empathy, and technical knowledge.
- Confidentiality: You respect and maintain confidentiality and exhibit professionalism in all interactions.
- Resourcefulness: You demonstrate a personal orientation toward action and accepting responsibility for the results.



You respond to difficult situations or workplace requirements by using the available tools and information to support decisions and solutions.

What We Offer You

- Salary: $24.59 to $27.94 per hour (depending on skills and experience)
- Enrollment in the OMERS pension plan.
- Professional Development: A passion for investing in our workforce through continuous learning and development.

Application Process If you’re interested in joining our team, click the “Apply Now” at the top and/or bottom of the job posting to start the application process by the posting closing date. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Town of Saugeen Shores is an equal prospect employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

The Town of Saugeen Shores will make every effort to accommodate applicants with disabilities in its recruitment and selection process. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990 and will be used for the purpose of this employment opportunity only.

If you require an accommodation to submit your resume for an employment opportunity, or for more information on accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact the Human Resources Coordinator at [email protected] or by phone at (phone hidden) x.161.

📌 Landfill Attendant (Southampton)
🏢 Town of Saugeen Shores
📍 Southampton