Scale House Attendant - Orla & Pecos, TX
About The Position
The Scale House Attendant is the first point of contact for customers disposing of waste at the Landfill. This role is responsible for calculating payments, checking loads, and ensuring the safety of customers and employees by observing safety rules and regulations. The position operates in a field environment and may be subject to extreme conditions such as heat and cold. The attendant will be required to stand, walk, or sit for prolonged periods, walk on uneven terrain, handle objects, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear. Occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds is necessary, and the ability to carry a self-contained breathing apparatus may be required. Specific vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus are also necessary.
Requirements
- Must have a high school diploma or GED.
- A valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record is required.
- Live in Pecos, TX, or within a 30-mile radius from Pecos, TX, required.
- Live in Orla, TX, or within a 60-mile radius from Orla, TX, required.
Nice To Haves
- Industry experience is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Weighing in all trucks that enter the Landfill.
- Providing prompt and courteous service to customers.
- Ensuring trucks are correctly positioned on scales for accurate weights and test scales daily.
- Operating a register, handling cash and credit card transactions, and balancing the cash drawer at the beginning and end of each shift.
- Inspecting loads and querying drivers as required.
- Entering and verifying load information and customer/truck information.
- Operating a computerized truck scale to determine the weight of the load.
- Instructing drivers to the appropriate disposal area.
- Redirecting loads based upon load contents, specifically, not accepting loads containing hazardous or unauthorized waste or other materials not in compliance with regulations for tipping at the facility.
- Operating the computer to process proper charges to be assigned for each load and generate charge tickets on the printer.
- Performing routine data entry into a computer, making basic mathematical calculations, and posting and keeping legible records accurately.
- Filing weight tickets for each load, recording and securing cash receipts.
- Maintaining records of all incoming/outgoing loads that cross the scales.
- Answering incoming calls and responding to the public’s questions regarding prices.
- Maintaining cleanliness of scale deck and approach, scale booth, and surrounding area(s).
- Conducting all business activities in accordance with health and safety policies and legal compliance requirements.
- Keeping the scale house clean and orderly, cleaning scales.
Benefits
- Company-paid housing will be provided during your working shift
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Prescription Drug Coverage
- Voluntary Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, & Child(ren)
- Employee Basic Life and AD&D Insurance – Company Paid
- Short Term & Long Term Disability – Company Paid
- 401(k) or Roth 401(k) Retirement Plan, plus a company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
