Overview

Commercial Truck Equipment is looking for a Refuse Equipment Demonstration & Delivery Champion to lead refuse truck demonstrations, customer deliveries and operator training across our territory from British Columbia to Ontario. Based in Calgary or Edmonton, this full-time role reports to the Sales Manager and spends approximately 75% of its time on the road.

You’ll lead demonstrations that can span several days and involve multiple operators, showing customers how our trucks perform in their own operations. Working with the outside sales team, you’ll build customer relationships and help operators get the most from new trucks through hands-on delivery training.

Employees who succeed at Commercial are curious, accountable, responsible and independent thinkers with strong practical problem-solving skills. For this role, direct refuse truck operating experience is essential, ideally on collection routes. You’ll be technically savvy, personable and able to communicate clearly and professionally with operators, customers, our sales team and branch colleagues.

We encourage experienced refuse operators who enjoy learning new equipment and sharing their knowledge to apply.

About Commercial

Commercial Truck Equipment is Canada’s largest, fastest-growing, most stable, and most diversified company serving the work truck, utility, and the emergency equipment industry. In business since 1947, Commercial provides unmatched job security and a comprehensive list of employee benefits. More than 30% of our team are long-tenured employees with over 15 years of service; evidence of strong employee/employer relationships, effective teamwork, and the benefit of an open-door policy.

As Commercial continues to grow and diversify, we are looking for qualified and committed people to join our team.

Benefits

Commercial proudly offers a highly competitive benefits program for our employees and their families. Our industry-leading program is wide ranging, reliable, and reviewed on an annual basis to ensure the best care possible for our team.

Extended Health Care Program

- Prescription drug coverage with direct-pay drug card
- Vision care including prescription glasses, contacts, and exams for adults and dependent children
- Extensive paramedical coverage with per-category accounts for physiotherapy, chiropractic care, massage therapy, naturopathy, podiatry, acupuncture, clinical counsellors, psychologists, and more
- Comprehensive emergency medical travel insurance

Dental Care Program
- Extensive dental coverage including basic, major, and restorative coverages
- Children’s orthodontics included

Group Life Insurance & Full Disability Offerings
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment
- Comprehensive short-term disability program
- Comprehensive long-term disability program





Group Retirement Program
- Company-matched retirement program Open RRSP structure with maximum flexibility
- Investment and financial planning tools included

Additional Benefits
- Annual profit-sharing compensation and seasonal bonus program
- Generous vacation entitlements that exceed employment standards in all provinces
- Safe workplace with full committee and monthly meetings
- Health, Wellness and financial tools provided by our benefits provider Sunlife Canada
- Employee purchase discount program from key vendors
- Boot and Tool allowances for relevant staff members
- Company events including BBQs, holiday parties, company newsletter and more
- Unmatched stability and security from the largest and most diversified company in the industry
- Exceptional career growth opportunities with a “hire-from-within” strategy

Key Responsibilities

- Work with the outside sales team and Sales Manager to plan demonstrations, customer deliveries and operator training across the territory.
- Prepare demonstration trucks with branch teams and tailor each visit to the customer’s fleet, routes and operators.
- Demonstrate front loaders, rear loaders and automated side loaders in customer operating environments, showing how the equipment’s features support everyday collection work.
- Lead demonstrations over several days with different operators, answer practical questions and share customer feedback with the sales team.
- Build customer confidence through practical operating knowledge, engaging demonstrations and professional communication with operators, fleet managers and purchasing decision-makers.
- Coordinate truck deliveries with sales representatives, branches and customers, and drive trucks to customer locations as needed.
- Provide hands-on operator training at delivery, helping customers use their current trucks safely and confidently. Adapt training to the equipment and the operators’ experience.
- Keep sales and branch teams informed of demonstration results, completed deliveries and customer training needs.
- Take pride in the safe operation and professional presentation of demonstration and delivery trucks, and assist with other related duties as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

Required

- Direct, hands-on experience operating front loaders, rear loaders and automated side loaders in refuse collection operations.




- A valid commercial vehicle driver’s licence with the endorsements needed to operate refuse trucks. A driver’s abstract may be required.
- Willingness and ability to spend approximately 75% of your time on the road from British Columbia to Ontario and into the US. The successful candidate must be legally able to travel to the United States, and comfortable with significant travel for plant visits, sales meetings, training, deliveries, and tradeshows.
- Ability to explain equipment operation clearly, listen to operators and customers, and communicate confidently and professionally with people at different levels of a customer’s organization.
- Sound operating judgment, a strong commitment to safety, and the ability to work independently at customer sites while coordinating with sales and branch teams.

Preferred

- Experience coaching, training, or teaching operators in and around trucks and equipment.
- Truck or equipment sales experience, or experience supporting salespeople in a customer-facing role.
- Mechanical aptitude with knowledge of commercial vehicle hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical systems, and drive systems.

Desired Skills and Attributes

- Self-motived and self-directed, with the ability to work independently.
- Strong technical and computer skills are very important. The successful candidate must be comfortable in outlook, excel, word, SharePoint and OneDrive, as well as on frequent video calls (Teams, Zoom etc.) and iOS for mobile.
- Personable and confident, with the ability to build rapport with operators and customers.
- Curious and technically savvy, with the ability to learn new equipment and explain it clearly.
- Patient and adaptable when working with different operators and changing customer needs.
- Organized and dependable, with strong follow-through on travel and customer commitments.

Timeline and Application Applications are reviewed as received, and the role remains open until filled. We thank all candidates for their interest, but only candidates currently legally permitted to work in Canada will be considered. Preference will be given to candidates based near our Calgary or Edmonton branch with convenient access to the airport.

Commercial Truck Equipment maintains an inclusive and discrimination-free hiring process, as well as compliance with Provincial Human Rights Codes, the Canadian Human Rights Act, and the Employment Equity Act.

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Pay: $80,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

Advantages

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Vision care
- Work from home

Willingness to travel:
- 50% (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ayr, ON

📌 Refuse Equipment Demonstration & Delivery Champion (Ayr)
🏢 Commercial Truck Equipment
📍 Ayr