Description:
The City of Edmonton’s Community Recycling Depots are a convenient way for citizens to dispose of recyclables from their homes. We are looking for people across all our rich diversity to apply their customer service skills and driving abilities to ensure a superb recycling experience for all our customers!
As part of a two-person crew for most of your shift, you will drive to various Recycle Depots throughout the day to provide site maintenance, and will also support the 2026 Big Bin Events. You will succeed in this position if you are self-motivated, safety conscious and thrive in both team and independent environments.
What will you do?
- Educate the public about available services and proper use of the recycling depots
- Help control traffic and maintain the recycling depot site to ensure staff/customer safety and site cleanliness
- Assist customers in unloading material when appropriate and safe to do so, and ensure proper sorting of recyclables including removal of contaminants
- Drive to and from various Recycle Depots throughout the day on designated routes
- Remove all items not suitable as recycling material, including small and large items
- Keep site and surrounding area free of litter to ensure the site is aesthetically acceptable to local businesses and residences
- Participate in high volume Big Bin events, including setting up and breaking down the event and educating, assisting and directing the public
- Perform other related duties as required
Qualifications:
- Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent
Assets:
- Professional driving experience
- Experience operating equipment used in this position, such as cube vans, skid steers and pickup trucks
- Previous experience working in a customer service capacity
- Experience working at Big Bin events
- Ability to handle hazardous material properly; knowledge of household hazardous waste handling
Skills Required for Success:
- Ability to deal courteously and tactfully with the public in a customer service capacity
- Physical ability and manual dexterity to complete the assigned tasks, including manual labour and long periods of driving in various weather and environmental conditions
- Ability to complete simple records
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to understand, prepare and execute oral and written instructions
- Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (https://bit.ly/4brRrXm)
- Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion