Waste Services Garbage Truck Helper

Interstate Waste Services • Yonkers, NY

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Interstate Waste Services (IWS) is seeking Garbage Truck-Collection Helpers to join their team. IWS is a leading provider of solid waste and recycling services in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut markets, with a commitment to quality, safety, and innovation. Founded in 1998, IWS combines the resources of a large company with the values of a family-run business, serving a diverse range of industrial, medical, and commercial/residential customers.

Requirements

• Applicants must meet physical standards as specified above.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Position requires a team-player attitude as job is spent in close quarters with other staff members that all rely on one another.

Nice To Haves

• Experience from the sanitation industry is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect (primarily by hand) and load refuse from customer locations into a heavy-duty sanitation vehicle.
• Transfer refuse in a timely and safe manner from customer stops to vehicle.
• Assist the driver while maneuvering into positions for collection and disposal.
• Maintain and partake in daily clean-up of vehicle.
• Learn garbage routes to better assist driver.
• Attend all required training, operational meetings, and mandatory monthly Safety Meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed