Full-Time

EHS Specialist

Posted on 10/5/2025

GFL

GFL

5,001-10,000 employees

North American waste collection, disposal, recycling

No salary listed

Corpus Christi, TX, USA

In Person

Category
Legal & Compliance (1)
Requirements
  • 2-5 years of experience conducting employee orientations, safety meetings and facilitating onboarding and training programs as well as regular inspections of facilities to identify potential safety hazards and ensure compliance with health standards.
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to document and report incidents and injuries, while maintaining comprehensive records for insurance and compliance purposes.
  • Ability to assist in managing Workers' Compensation claims, return-to-work programs, and modified work assignments.
  • Experience with creating engagement within Joint Health and Safety Committees, by contributing to safety policy development and implementation.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct employee orientations and manage onboarding and training programs.
  • Perform regular inspections of facilities to identify potential safety hazards and ensure compliance with health standards.
  • Document and report incidents and injuries, maintaining comprehensive records for insurance and compliance purposes.
  • Assist in managing Workers' Compensation claims, return-to-work programs, and modified work assignments.
  • Facilitate safety meetings and distribute relevant health and safety resources to staff.
  • Engage actively in the Joint Health and Safety Committee, contributing to safety policy development and implementation.
  • Maintain meticulous records of safety, compliance, and employee training.
  • Support weekly and ad hoc safety reporting requirements.

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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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Western Canada densification can improve route density and margins after Secure Waste closes.
  • RNG projects at Georgia and Alabama landfills monetize methane and supply truck fuel.
  • Tuck-in acquisitions like Frontier Waste deepen footprint and operating leverage.

What critics are saying

  • Secure Waste integration can strain execution and delay promised synergies.
  • High leverage limits flexibility if refinancing or asset-sale proceeds disappoint.
  • Municipal contract renewals expose revenue to pricing resets and customer losses.

What makes GFL unique

  • Fourth-largest diversified environmental services company in North America.[1][4]
  • Vertically integrated solid and liquid waste platform across Canada and 18 U.S. states.[1][2]
  • Owns transfer stations, landfills, MRFs, and liquid waste facilities.[3]

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

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Headcount

6 month growth

-11%

1 year growth

-11%

2 year growth

-11%
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.

CTV News
Apr 13th, 2026
Canada’s GFL environmental signs mammoth $6.4B deal for Secure Waste

GFL Environmental Inc. has signed a deal to buy Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp. in an agreement that values the company at about $6.4 billion.

PR Newswire
Apr 1st, 2026
GFL Environmental Announces Densification of Southern US Footprint with the Acquisition of Frontier Waste Solutions and Provides an update on year-to-date M&A activity

/PRNewswire/ - GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) ("GFL" or the "Company") today announced the closing of the acquisition of Frontier Waste...

PR Newswire
Jan 13th, 2026
GFL Environmental Inc. Prices Private Offering of Senior Notes

VAUGHAN, ON, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) ("GFL" or the "Company") today announced the pricing of US$1 billion in aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes due 2034 (the "Notes"), in a transaction that was significantly oversubscribed (the "Notes Offering"). The Notes will be issued by a U.S. wholly owned subsidiary of GFL and will be guaranteed by GFL and certain of its other subsidiaries.Following the successful execution of the Company's capital allocation strategy in 2025, GFL intends to use the proceeds from the Notes Offering to repay amounts drawn on its revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, with a view to maximizing its available liquidity to execute on its growth strategy in 2026 and beyond. The Notes Offering is expected to have an immaterial impact on the Company's borrowing rate and to be leverage neutral, consistent with the Company's commitment to maintain leverage in the low-to-mid 3.0x range."The successful pricing of these Notes demonstrates the continued support we have from our institutional debt investors," said Patrick Dovigi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

PR Newswire
Nov 21st, 2025
GFL Environmental Inc. Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering by Selling Shareholders and Agreement to Repurchase 1,275,000 Subordinate Voting Shares in Secondary Offering

/PRNewswire/ - GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) ("GFL" or the "Company") today announced the pricing of the previously announced secondary...

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