WEIGHSCALE OPERATOR

City of TorontoToronto, OntarioOn-sitePart-timeMid level, 2–5 yearsListed 9 hours ago

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About this role

Job ID: 66945
Job Category: Operations & Maintenance
Division & Section: Solid Waste Management Services, SWM Transfer Stations & Landfill Ops
Work Location: Bermondsey Transfer Station - 188 Bermondsey Rd, North York, ON M4A 1Y1
Job Type & Duration: Temporary, Full-Time – Approx. 10 months
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 HourOperations)
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 01-Oct-2026 to 15-Oct-2026

Major Responsibilities:

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

- Operates computerized weighscales (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 weighscale equipment as required.

Key Qualifications:

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

- 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 CompuWeigh (CW), Microsoft Outlook.

You must also have:

- 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 weighscale system for extended periods of time.

- Ability to operate computerized weighscale, 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.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Accommodation

The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request . Learn more about the City’s Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process .