Commercial Helper I
About The Position
The Commercial Helper I assists a Driver in providing prompt, courteous, and complete waste removal services for customers on a designated residential route. This role involves safely loading waste, carrying bags and containers to the vehicle, and directing the Driver from the ground. The Helper also helps maintain the cleanliness of the vehicle, on the route, and in the work area. Republic Services, Inc. is a leader in the environmental services industry, offering recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste, and field services. In 2023, Republic's total company revenue was $14.9 billion, and it serves 13 million customers with 41,000 team members across North America. The company is committed to advancing circularity and decarbonization, aiming to partner with customers for a more sustainable world. Republic Services emphasizes local operational management with standardized business practices, customer satisfaction, and core values: Safe, Committed to Serve, Environmentally Responsible, Driven, and Human-Centered. The company also focuses on profitable growth through acquisitions and industry advancements in recycling and waste, environmental solutions, and sustainability innovation, including the Republic Services Polymer Center and landfill gas-to-energy projects.
Requirements
- Good customer services skills to meet and exceed customer expectations; acts in a professional, courteous and cooperative manner toward customers and co-workers; works with a sense of honesty and trustworthiness.
- Good follow through ability; ability to adhere to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.
- Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules set forth; promotes the Company’s safety standards; does not take inappropriate risks.
- Maintains a feeling of pride in work; strives to achieve all goals.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of relevant work experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ride on the vehicle to assist the Driver while servicing customers on a designated route.
- Operate packing mechanism and various levers and handles to activate the lifting and loading mechanism.
- Clean waste from the packer blade and truck body on each disposal trip; spray and clean the hopper and truck, if applicable.
- Perform complete pre- and post-operation inspection of the vehicle in accordance with Company policy; report any safety issues on standard reports.
- Courteously interact with all customers, dispatchers and others on a daily basis to ensure all customer routes are serviced in a timely and professional manner.
- Continuously monitor waste for evidence of unacceptable waste.
- Clean area around an accidental waste spill, ensuring adherence to all applicable safety standards and policies.
- Maintain adherence to required productivity standards for the department to ensure all customers are serviced in a timely and efficient manner.
- Follow all required safety policies and procedures.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
