Laborer

Meridian Waste • Shotwell, NC

21d • $19 - $20

About The Position

The Laborer supports daily operations at a Meridian Waste Material Recycling Facility by maintaining a safe, clean, organized, and efficient facility. The role assists with traffic flow, litter control, basic facility upkeep, customer and driver direction, backup scale operations, and general labor duties as assigned. It requires strong attention to safety, good communication skills, reliability, and the ability to work outdoors in an active solid waste environment.

Requirements

• Strong attention to safety.
• Good communication skills.
• Reliability.
• Ability to work outdoors in an active solid waste environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct incoming and outgoing traffic safely through the facility, including customers, commercial haulers, vendors, and internal equipment traffic.
• Provide drivers with instructions regarding scale use, unloading areas, traffic patterns, speed limits, and site safety requirements.
• Perform litter control throughout the facility, including removing loose paper, plastics, debris, and windblown material from the yard, fence lines, roadways, tipping floor areas, and surrounding grounds.
• Maintain a clean and orderly facility by sweeping, raking, shoveling, removing debris, emptying trash containers, and keeping walkways and work areas free of hazards.
• Serve as a backup scale operator when needed by weighing inbound and outbound vehicles, entering transaction information, issuing tickets, and assisting drivers with scale procedures.
• Visually monitor loads for unacceptable, unsafe, or prohibited materials and immediately report concerns to supervision.
• Communicate professionally with customers, drivers, vendors, supervisors, and coworkers to promote safe and efficient site operations.
• Follow Meridian Waste safety policies, facility rules, personal protective equipment requirements, and applicable environmental and operational procedures.

What This Job Offers

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