Weighscale Operator

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Job : 66748
Job Category: Operations & Maintenance
Division & Section: Solid Waste Management Services, SWM Transfer Stations & Landfill Ops
Work Location: Dufferin Transfer Station - 35 Vanley Crescent, North York, ON M3J 2B7
Job Type & Duration: Permanent, Full-Time
Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $31.21 - $34.06, TF4337, Wage Grade 5.0
Shift Information: 40 hours per week, Monday to Saturday, rotating shifts (24 Hour Operations)
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 01-Oct-2026 to 15-Oct-2026

Reporting to the General Supervisor, the primary functions associated with this position include, but are not limited to:

• Operates computerized weigh scales (with related equipment) to gather data, issue tickets, charge/collect fees to/from vehicles, delivering or transferring solid waste/recycling materials.
• Ensures all vehicles comply with site regulations.
• Ensures proper validation of loads through Radiation Detection equipment and reports incidents to site management.
• Establishes identity of customer, gathers and enters information (i.e. material type, source/destination, gross/tare weights, payment type etc.), applicable to load.
• Verifies receipt information, validates deposit amount, identifies and processes payment type, which may include processing of debit/credit card payments, reconciles point-of-sale terminals, generates daily scale reports, reconciles point-of sale batch reports and prepares bank deposit slips for pickup.
• Responds to in-person and telephone enquiries, e.g. operating procedures, regulations, fees etc.
• Obtains signatures on printed/manual receipts from drivers and/or cardholders and issues paperwork for border crossing.
• Totals, balances and verifies cash/charge intake and total loads with computer data and completes daily activity reports and financial summary.
• Validates the authenticity of letters of hospital waste and clearly marks the Dump Authorization Ticket.
• Opens and closes scale-house and sets alarms and cleans weigh scale equipment as required.

• Considerable experience in a front-line customer service environment.
• Considerable experience handling cash, debit and credit card transactions and point-of sale terminals.
• Experience with performing basic mathematical calculations to determine tipping fees and minimum deposits.
• Experience performing high volume data entry with strong computer skills in Compu Weigh (CW), Microsoft Outlook.

• Ability to work shifts, including afternoon, midnights and weekends and may be required to work alone or in a team environment.
• Ability to simultaneously handle a multitude of tasks that require immediate attention and are time sensitive.
• Ability to sit and operate a computerized weigh scale system for extended periods of time.
• Ability to operate computerized weigh scale, radiation detection devices and radio frequency identification system.
• Strong administrative, financial and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with staff, public and private sector customers.
• Ability to maintain a high level of service to public and private sector customers.
• Ability to prioritize and work under time constraints in high pressure situations.

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