DZ DRIVER/PICKER
Location: 4255 Sandwich Street, Windsor, Ontario
Position Type: Permanent Full-Time
Reporting: Operations Manager
Hours Tuesday to Friday, 5:30am start time
Rate: $30.25 per hour
About Miller Waste Systems:
Founded in 1961, Miller Waste Systems is a proudly Canadian, family-owned company with 65 years of experience providing waste management and diversion services to municipalities, businesses, and industries across Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
Today, Miller Waste operates collection fleets, recycling facilities, transfer stations, and composting operations that help communities manage waste responsibly while recovering valuable resources from the waste stream.
Miller Waste has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 16 consecutive years, a distinction that reflects our commitment to strong leadership, operational excellence, and a culture that values our people.
At Miller Waste, our people are our greatest strength. We provide a safe workplace, competitive compensation, opportunities for advancement, and the chance to build a long-term career with a company that is trusted by the communities it serves.
Summary:
The DZ Driver/Picker at Miller Waste Systems plays a key role in the safe and efficient collection of residential waste, including yard waste, recycling, and garbage. This position requires adherence to municipal and environmental regulations while delivering dependable service to the community. Drivers are expected to maintain high standards of safety, professionalism, and customer service, ensuring proper waste disposal and respectful interactions with residents.
Responsibilities:
As a DZ Driver/Picker your responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Safely operating the assigned commercial vehicle to collect various waste streams (yard waste, green bins and residential garbage) in a safe and efficient manner, and delivering the material to the appropriate depot (transfer station, landfill, compost facility etc.)
- Providing customers with reliable and high-quality customer service. Proper disposal of the waste streams is vital to the health and well-being of the residents of the community.
- Adhering to the collection and delivery schedule while following all relevant MWSI policies and procedures as well as legislation and regulations set out by the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Environment as well as the by-laws of the Municipality in which you are working in.
- Working collaboratively with fellow employees, management, resident and members of the public in a polite and respectful manner at all times.
- Ensuring all waste receptacles that are emptied into the collection vehicle and placed back on the resident’s property, flipped upside down at the curb, in the same place that they were removed from.
- Completing in excess of eight hundred (800) residential stops per day and doing so safely.
- Supporting the success and performance of the contract as a whole by being a team player.
- Participate in other projects and provide constructive feedback as required.
What you should have:
- A DZ driver's licence with a safe driving record.
- A safety-first attitude with demonstrated safe working habits.
- An understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and your responsibilities as an employee within it.
- Flexibility with scheduling, as early starts, delayed finishes and on rare occasions, weekend work will be required.
- The ability to safely lift 50 pounds repeatedly, as this can be the weight of the material.
What’s in it for You?
- Permanent year-round work.
- Boot & Uniform Allowances.
- Health & Dental Benefit Coverage.
- Additional mental health services to help support your wellbeing.
- Defined contribution pension plan.
- Vacation entitlements.
- Support and training for your professional growth and development.
- Rewards and Recognition programs.
Posting Closing Date: This posting will remain active until it has been filled.
This posting is for an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence is not used in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position.
We realize that you may not feel you have every qualification listed and that working to secure a career can be stressful. If you feel that you meet most of the company’s needs and that your passion for your work adds value to a growing company, we would still love to hear from you.
Miller Waste Systems is committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, we welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ2S+ persons. Miller Waste Systems Inc. complies with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and accommodations are available during the recruitment process; we will also provide suitable accommodation when required in consultation with the job applicant.
Miller Waste Systems strives to be ‘only the best’. As a privately owned and operated Waste Company we have 65 years’ experience of providing quality service to all our customers. We have been successful in achieving this goal by providing a family and employee centric environment at all our locations. By providing an industry leading work environment and compensation, benefits, and pension programs, Miller Waste continues to grow our business.
