Solid Waste Operations Co-op Student

Job Type: Co-op,   Full-time, Up to 4 Months, Union

Salary Range: $21.10 to $28.75 per hour

Posted:
Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm

The Opportunity
The Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability Department is comprised of three Branches:
Solid Waste Operations, Solid Waste Management Policy and Planning, and Environmental Risk Management and Compliance. Overall, this department is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the City's Landfill site, which includes non-hazardous solid waste disposal, household hazardous waste receiving and disposal, leaf and yard waste disposal and composting, and solid waste collection and disposal. The Environmental Risk Management and Compliance Branch aims to minimize environmental risk associated with growth and corporate infrastructure, including source water protection, climate change strategy, sustainable development strategy, contaminated site response, sewer use by-law, spill response, ground water and surface water monitoring and investigations, and site plan reviews.

This department also develops and maintains strategies that promote circular economy and environmental sustainability, including waste diversion programs, sustainable waste management strategy, public outreach, and education.

The Waste Disposal Section is responsible for ensuring the safe handling and management of solid waste in accordance with applicable legislative requirements and the effective operation of engineered control systems.

The successful applicant to this position will perform and/or assist with the following tasks:

Ensuring compliance with the Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA) and Permit to Take Water (PTTW) for the City of Barrie Landfill Site

Performing daily, weekly and monthly site inspections and data collection in accordance with the ECA, providing reports of findings to the Landfill Systems Technologist and the Supervisor of Waste Disposal, and assisting with necessary corrective actions

Coordinating various projects within the scope of Solid Waste Operations to assist with site operations, obtain greater waste diversion, or assist with conducting waste audits and daily bin contamination assessments

Conducting inspections of Purge Well and Leachate Collection engineered control systems, collecting field data via Cityworks application, obtaining water level readings in conjunction with downloading system flow from data loggers

Assisting in the data collection and compilation of monthly key performance indicators (KPIs), statistical reports and graphs, waste tonnages, diversion rates, compaction hours, and equipment maintenance records

Support the management of the City’s Leaf and Yard Waste compost program through inspection for contamination in feedstock, sample collection, and temperature and moisture reading data collection

Maintaining all data collection relating to the Leaf and Yard Waste compost program and weekly tonnage reports

Maintaining the Solid Waste Operations equipment maintenance records and required operating hours, notifying the Landfill Systems Technologist when preventative and reactive maintenance and/or repairs are required

Calibrating and maintaining field sampling equipment

Assist with keeping accurate inventory of field supplies and, if required, acquiring needed supplies to maintain inventory

Performing property maintenance duties including litter collection, tree planning and watering, washing vehicles, cleaning work spaces, snow removal and painting

Maintaining hard copies and electronic files associated with the ECA including filing and file creation

Assisting with the compilation and updating of various Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Assisting, when…