Laborer Landfill

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Simi Valley, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of landfill tasks, including containing loose refuse to prevent it from scattering, collecting windblown paper, and directing traffic. The role may also involve using a mobile vacuum to collect paper and refuse along the landfill perimeter, lifting materials for site-maintenance projects, using hand tools, and separating recyclable or reusable materials from trash on a landfill transfer-station tipping floor. The position is designated safety sensitive and requires compliance with safety rules and protocols. Drug and alcohol testing may be required in accordance with government regulations and company policies.

Requirements

Hold licenses as required by applicable local, state, federal, environmental, and/or health and safety regulatory agencies.
Strictly comply with all safety rules and protocols.

Responsibilities

Manually collect windblown paper along the landfill perimeter and adjacent exterior land, placing refuse in a large trash bag.
Operate a tractor pulling a mobile vacuum along the landfill perimeter; park and use the vacuum hose to collect loose paper and refuse from fences and the ground.
Direct truck traffic at the landfill entrance during periods of heavy summer traffic, communicating verbally or with hand signals.
Lift construction materials for site-maintenance projects, including lumber and bags of concrete mix.
Use hand tools such as shovels, picks, axes, and chainsaws.
Manually separate metal, white goods, lumber, and cardboard from trash on the tipping floor at landfills with a transfer station.