Landfill Technician: Day Shift!!

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Heiskell, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs various tasks in a landfill including containing loose refuse to prevent scattering and directing traffic at the landfill. This role is essential and meaningful work, and the company is stable, with team members home every day. An annual Education Assistance Benefit is available for team members, along with amazing Medical, Dental & Vision, 401K with match, discounted stock options, and dependent day care.

Requirements

No prior work experience required.
No education required.
No specific certificates, licenses, registrations, or other requirements are needed.
No specific knowledge, skills, or abilities are required.

Nice To Haves

1 plus years of laborer experience
Experience with bending, standing, and lifting
Yard maintenance experience
Ability to fill in for Scale-House Attendant

Responsibilities

Manually picks up windblown paper from the periphery of the landfill, carrying a large plastic trash bag and walking along the fenced border and adjacent exterior land, depositing refuse in the bag until full.
Uses a mobile vacuum to gather loose paper and refuse, driving a tractor pulling the vacuum along the landfill border and adjacent exterior land, and operating the vacuum hose to collect debris.
During heavy traffic months, directs the flow of trucks at the landfill entrance using verbal communication or hand signals.
Lifts construction materials such as lumber, bags of concrete mix, and hand tools for site maintenance projects.
Manually separates metal, white goods, lumber, and cardboard from trash on the tipping floor at landfills with a transfer station.