Sorter

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Resumes are being accepted for the temporary position of Sorter within Solid Waste Resources. The successful candidate will sort materials from incoming waste at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Guided by the goals and objectives of the City’s Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Vision for an inclusive, connected and prosperous city.

Hour of Work

Any five (5) consecutive shifts of eight (8) consecutive hours, Monday through Saturday between 6:30 am and 11:30 pm

Your role

• Manually sort materials from incoming wastes at sorting stations throughout the MRF, lift materials from conveyers and drop into appropriate areas.
• Manually remove recyclable or reject material from various areas of the MRF.
• Visually inspect recovered materials for product quality and remove contaminants as necessary.
• Transport material storage bins from sort rooms to various area of the MRF.
• Clean sorting and other areas of the plant including tipping floor and storage areas.
• Comply with all applicable regulations policies and procedures.
• Communicate by two way radio on an “as needed” basis.
• Through direction of other staff, start and stop equipment as needed.
• Identify production enhancements.
• Other related duties as assigned, including inter-changing job functions.

Qualifications

• Experience related to the duties listed above, normally acquired through the completion of a Grade 12 Diploma and 3-6 months experience in a manufacturing production line related work environment. Candidates with equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work alone with minimal supervision.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment.
• Must be able to perform physical work (e.g. lifting, bending and standing for long periods of time).
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Rate

$19.66 per hour

How to apply

Qualified applicants are invited to apply using our online application system. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered. Proof of qualifications will be requested at the interview stage.

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.