Equipment Operator
About The Position
Waste Connections is an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company prides itself on a unique culture where self-directed, empowered employees are trusted and supported to realize their potential and make a positive impact on their communities and careers. A primary focus is hiring safe equipment operators who prioritize team safety and customer service. Waste Connections aims to create an environment where employees consistently fulfill commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. The company values the hard work, dedication, safety-mindedness, integrity, and pride its employees bring daily. Waste Connections offers opportunities for beneficial training and professional development to enhance skills and lead to a promising future, fostering talent from within. The company encourages individuals with a passion to succeed, operating with a highly decentralized structure that seeks energetic individuals who demonstrate initiative and creativity within a 'work hard/play hard' team environment. Diversity and inclusion are essential to its success, built on a culture of safety, integrity, and service for over 20 years, focused on taking care of each other and the communities served.
Requirements
- 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment
- Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance.
- Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
Responsibilities
- Operating heavy equipment such as: bulldozers, wheel loaders, motor grader, scraper, and compactors.
- Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment.
- Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
- Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- 401(K) with company match
- Healthcare; Medical, Dental, Vision
- Employee Assistance Mental Health Program
- Emergency Travel Assistance
- Prepaid Legal Plan
- Scholarship Opportunities for kids
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Relief Fund
- Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
