Scale House Attendant
About The Position
The Scale House Attendant works for Desert Environmental, LLC, an affiliate of WaterBridge Operating, LLC, and serves as the first point of contact for customers disposing of waste at the landfill. The role calculates payments, checks loads, and helps protect customers and employees by following safety rules and regulations. The attendant weighs incoming trucks, verifies load and customer information, processes charges and payments, maintains records, answers customer questions, and directs drivers to the appropriate disposal area. The role also involves inspecting loads and redirecting or rejecting waste that is hazardous, unauthorized, or otherwise not permitted by facility regulations. The attendant operates a computerized truck scale, register, computer, and printer, and maintains the cleanliness of the scale deck, booth, and surrounding areas. This is a full-time position in a field environment in Orla, Texas. Employees are expected to follow regulatory, environmental, safety, and company policies. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including occasionally lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds and carrying a self-contained breathing apparatus if needed.
- Ability to perform occasional standing, walking, sitting, handling objects or controls, reaching, stair climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and communicating through speech or hearing.
- Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Nice To Haves
- Industry experience is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Weigh all trucks entering the landfill and ensure they are properly positioned on the scales for accurate weights.
- Test scales daily.
- Provide prompt and courteous service to customers.
- Operate a register; process cash and credit card transactions; and balance the cash drawer at the beginning and end of each shift.
- Inspect loads and question drivers as required, including climbing onto vehicles when necessary.
- Enter and verify load, customer, and truck information.
- Operate the computerized truck scale to determine load weights.
- Direct drivers to the appropriate disposal area.
- Redirect or refuse loads containing hazardous or unauthorized waste, or other materials that do not comply with facility tipping regulations.
- Use a computer to process charges and generate charge tickets.
- Perform routine data entry and basic mathematical calculations, and maintain accurate, legible records.
- File weight tickets, record and secure cash receipts, and maintain records of incoming and outgoing loads.
- Answer incoming calls and respond to public questions about prices.
- Maintain the cleanliness of the scale deck and approach, scale booth, and surrounding areas.
- Conduct business in accordance with health and safety policies and legal compliance requirements.
Benefits
- Company-paid housing during working shifts, if eligible.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Voluntary life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
- Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
- 401(k) or Roth 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Other benefits not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
