Laborer Landfill
About The Position
Performs a variety of landfill tasks, including containing loose refuse to prevent scattering and directing traffic. The work includes manually collecting windblown paper along the landfill perimeter and adjacent public land, or using a tractor-pulled mobile vacuum to collect loose paper and refuse. During periods of unusually heavy summer traffic, the laborer directs trucks at the landfill entrance using verbal communication or hand signals. The role also supports site maintenance projects by lifting construction materials and using hand tools, and may manually separate recyclable or reusable materials from trash on the tipping floor at landfills with a transfer station. This is a safety-sensitive, on-site position. The successful candidate must comply with safety rules and protocols and may be subject to drug and alcohol testing as allowed by government regulations and company policies. The expected base pay is $17.25; the posting does not specify a pay period. The position 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 required by applicable local, state, federal, environmental, and/or health and safety regulatory agencies.
- Strictly comply with safety rules and protocols.
- Have or be willing to obtain a REAL ID or TSA-approved alternative if required for business air travel or access to federal property.
Responsibilities
- Manually collect windblown paper from the landfill perimeter, fence, and adjacent exterior land, placing it in a trash bag.
- Operate a tractor-pulled mobile vacuum to collect loose paper and refuse along the landfill perimeter and adjacent exterior land.
- 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.
- 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.
- Comply strictly with safety rules and protocols.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 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
- Career progression
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
