Laborer, Landfill
About The Position
Performs various tasks at a landfill, including containing loose refuse to prevent scattering, directing traffic, maintaining the site, and separating recyclable or reusable materials from trash. The role involves working around the landfill perimeter and, at transfer-station landfills, on the tipping floor. This is an on-site, safety-sensitive position requiring strict compliance with safety rules and protocols. Candidates may be subject to pre-employment, post-incident, reasonable-suspicion, and random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with regulations and company policies. The stated shift is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The expected base pay range is $20.00–$22.00 per hour; the offered amount may depend on relevant experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. The role may require business air travel or access to federal property, in which case the successful candidate must have or be willing to obtain a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative.
Requirements
- Hold licenses as required by local, state, federal, environmental, and/or health and safety regulatory agencies.
- Strictly comply with safety rules and protocols; this safety-sensitive role may require drug and alcohol testing.
- Have or be willing to obtain a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative if business travel by air or access to federal property is required.
Responsibilities
- Manually collect windblown paper and other loose refuse along the landfill fence and adjacent exterior land, placing it into large trash bags.
- Operate a tractor pulling a mobile vacuum and use the vacuum hose to collect loose paper and refuse around the landfill perimeter.
- Direct the flow of trucks at the landfill entrance during periods of heavy summer traffic, communicating with drivers verbally or through hand signals.
- Lift construction materials for site-maintenance projects and use hand tools, including shovels, picks, axes, and chain saws.
- Manually separate metal, white goods, lumber, and cardboard from trash on the tipping floor at landfills with a transfer station.
- Strictly comply with applicable safety rules and protocols.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Stock purchase plan
- Company matching on a 401(k)
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Personal days
- Your Tomorrow Education Assistance Program
- Paid on-the-job training
- Established career progression
- Dependent day care
- Discounted stock options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
