Scale House Operator
About The Position
The Scale Operator will be mainly responsible for weighing in and weight out solid waste vehicles from both company drivers and third-party vendors/haulers. They will oversee receiving payments, checking loads, and always ensuring the safety of the landfill and scale. Serve as first point of contact for any drivers, customers, or other traffic at the scale house. Accurately calculate and process payments, weights and other measurements. Verify incoming loads do not contain any unnecessary or inappropriate material. Various administrative tasks including regular filing, data entry and reporting. Provide general upkeep of the scale house. Additional duties as assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. This Scale Operator will be based out of our Amsterdam, Ohio Landfill location. This shift will be an overnight position with 3 days on 4 days off, 4 days on 3 days off schedule. Required to use motor coordination such as typing, machine operating, etc. throughout the greater part of the workday. Daily exposure to physical environment including odors, loud noises, weather elements, etc.
Requirements
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the United States.
- High school/GED education completed
- Minimum 2 years of warehouse environment experience.
- Working knowledge of general computer skills.
- Consistently capable of working independently to safely analyze and resolve problems.
- Fluency in English required
Nice To Haves
- Higher education is a plus.
- Experience from the sanitation industry is strongly preferred.
- Experience working with scales is strongly preferred.
- Knowledgeable in the safe operation of all garage tools, diagnostic equipment, lifts, hoists, and jacking equipment
- Spanish bilingual is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Weighing in and weight out solid waste vehicles from both company drivers and third-party vendors/haulers
- Oversee receiving payments
- Checking loads
- Ensuring the safety of the landfill and scale
- Serve as first point of contact for any drivers, customers, or other traffic at the scale house
- Accurately calculate and process payments, weights and other measurements
- Verify incoming loads do not contain any unnecessary or inappropriate material
- Various administrative tasks including regular filing, data entry and reporting
- Provide general upkeep of the scale house
- Additional duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
