Full-Time

310T Mechanic

GFL

GFL

5,001-10,000 employees

North American waste collection, disposal, recycling

No salary listed

Brampton, ON, Canada

In Person

Category
General Maintenance & Repair (1)

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Requirements
  • A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
  • At least one year of experience as a diesel mechanic is required.
  • The employee must be computer literate, able to be trained on software systems, and willing to learn.
  • The employee must meet relevant criteria for safety-sensitive functions according to company standards.
  • The employee must communicate effectively with others.
  • The employee must follow detailed instructions, work independently, and maintain accurate records.
  • The employee must understand and effectively use repair and parts manuals written in English.
  • The employee must be able to operate any vehicle or equipment necessary to perform the job.
  • The employee must have the physical ability to perform all aspects of the job.
  • The employee must frequently lift, push, or pull up to 100 pounds.
  • Valid work authorization in Canada is required, and successful candidates must provide documentation confirming eligibility to work in Canada before starting.
Responsibilities
  • Safely operate, repair, rebuild, and maintain company-owned or leased heavy-duty diesel trucks and equipment, including rolling stock, to ensure safe operation.
  • Diagnose and repair operational difficulties with heavy-duty diesel trucks and equipment.
  • Maintain and repair heavy diesel, compressed natural gas, gasoline, and electrically operated equipment and vehicles.
  • Complete reports and work orders, order parts, and perform other required daily administrative duties.
  • Plan and schedule repairs in the M5 planner and procure all parts needed for successful completion of the plan.
  • Assist in reviewing mechanical write-ups on equipment and coordinate repair schedules.
  • Ensure safe working conditions and compliance with applicable safety regulations.
  • Use a variety of power tools, hand tools, and equipment.
  • Provide and maintain the tools necessary to perform maintenance on heavy or hydraulic equipment.
  • Maintain a clean work area.
  • Comply with applicable federal, provincial, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, orders, and company policies, procedures, and supervisor directives.
  • Assist with training and orientation for new employees.
  • Maintain working knowledge of current technology through technical manuals, technical training seminars, and testing.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management.
  • Stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell as required.
  • Maintain continuous concentrated mental and visual attention, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Frequently handle tools and equipment and work in loud noise, humidity, hot and cold weather, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, and airborne particles.
  • Occasionally work in high, precarious places.
Desired Qualifications
  • A technical diploma is desired.
  • Experience using diagnostic software is a plus.

GFL Environmental is a North American waste services company with vertically integrated operations that collect, haul, transfer, recycle, and dispose of waste. It owns and runs a network of transfer stations, material recovery facilities, landfills, and liquid-waste treatment plants to control processes and costs. Revenue comes from municipal, commercial, and industrial service contracts, tipping fees, and sales of recovered recyclables; solid waste is the largest segment, with liquid waste management also serving hazardous and non-hazardous materials, and soil remediation was divested in 2025 to focus on core activities. The company grows by acquiring other companies to build market density across Canada and the United States, and its goal is to provide reliable, cost-efficient waste services at scale while reducing debt and expanding its solid waste footprint.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Vaughan, Canada

Founded

2000

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What believers are saying

  • GFL raised 2026 guidance twice, targeting $7.51 billion revenue and $900 million FCF.
  • Second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 16.3%, with Canada margins hitting a record 34%.
  • Management completed $3.0 billion of repurchases and increased the quarterly dividend 10%.

What critics are saying

  • SECURE still awaits Competition Bureau approval, delaying synergy and leverage reduction.
  • Long-term debt reached $9.6 billion in June 2026, keeping refinancing pressure elevated.
  • Bloomberg reported 2026 take-private interest; a failed process leaves valuation vulnerable.

What makes GFL unique

  • GFL’s 2026 SECURE deal adds 80+ facilities and densifies Western Canada.
  • Its vertically integrated landfill, transfer, recycling, and liquid-waste network creates pricing control.
  • OPAL Fuels RNG projects at Georgia and Alabama landfills monetize methane and haulage.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

26%

1 year growth

26%

2 year growth

26%
Third News
Jun 23rd, 2026
GFL Environmental Inc. Announces Pricing for $750 Million Senior Notes Offering - Third News

GFL Environmental has priced a $750 million senior notes offering to enhance liquidity and support its growth initiatives, including recent acquisitions.

Yahoo Finance
Jun 4th, 2026
GFL Environmental launches two RNG facilities with OPAL Fuels to power 800 heavy-duty trucks

OPAL Fuels and GFL Environmental have begun construction on two renewable natural gas facilities at landfills in Georgia and Alabama. The projects will convert landfill methane into approximately 15 million gasoline gallon equivalents of RNG annually, enough to fuel roughly 800 Class 8 trucks. The expansion deepens GFL's partnership with OPAL Fuels in decarbonising transportation and building RNG infrastructure. However, the development doesn't substantially alter GFL's near-term investment narrative, which remains focused on integrating past acquisitions, managing high leverage and delivering on 2026 revenue guidance. GFL recently authorised share buybacks of up to 34.7 million shares and increased its dividend by 10%. Analysts project the company's revenue could reach CA$8.6 billion by 2029, implying 8.8% annual growth.

Business Wire
Jun 2nd, 2026
RWT Capital Closes H2Oil Energy Sale to GFL Environmental Amid Energy M&A Boom

RWT Capital, a leading Canadian mid-market M&A firm, advised on the sale of Alberta oil and gas services provider H2Oil Energy to GFL Environmental.

Business in Focus Magazine
May 1st, 2026
GFL to acquire Secure Waste for $6.4B, adding 80+ facilities across Western Canada

GFL Environmental has agreed to acquire Secure Waste Infrastructure for $6.4 billion, expanding its presence in Western Canada and North Dakota. The deal includes over 80 locations comprising 12 landfills, 55 waste treatment facilities, 12 recycling facilities, 98 injection wells and five transfer stations. Secure shareholders can choose $24.75 in cash, 0.4195 GFL subordinate voting shares, or a combination for each share held. Cash payments are capped at 20% of the total consideration, with GFL shares limited to 80%. GFL founder and CEO Patrick Dovigi said the acquisition will densify the company's Western Canada footprint and enhance its ability to offer comprehensive waste management services. The transaction requires shareholder approval and is expected to close in the second half of 2025.

Reuters
Apr 13th, 2026
GFL to buy Secure Waste in $4.63 billion deal to boost Western Canada presence

Canadian waste management firm GFL Environmental said on Monday it would ​buy peer Secure Waste Infrastructure in a deal worth about C$6.4 ‌billion ($4.63 billion), including debt, as it looks to deepen its presence in Western Canada.