Laborer

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) • Commerce City, CO

6d

About The Position

Performs various tasks at a landfill, including containing loose refuse to prevent scattering and directing traffic. Duties include manually collecting windblown paper, operating a tractor-mounted mobile vacuum to collect loose paper and refuse, directing truck traffic during busy summer periods, lifting construction materials and using hand tools for site maintenance, and separating recyclable or reusable materials from trash on a landfill tipping floor.

Requirements

• Hold licenses as required by applicable local, state, federal, environmental, and health and safety regulatory agencies.
• Strictly comply with safety rules and protocols; the role is designated safety sensitive and may require drug and alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

• Manually collect windblown paper along the landfill’s fenced border and adjacent exterior land, placing refuse in a trash bag.
• Operate a tractor pulling a mobile vacuum and use the vacuum hose to collect loose paper and refuse around the outer edge of the landfill.
• Direct truck traffic at the landfill entrance during periods of heavy summer traffic, communicating with drivers verbally or using 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 chain saws.
• Manually separate metal, white goods, lumber, and cardboard from trash on the tipping floor at landfills with a transfer station.

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

What This Job Offers

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