Transfer Station Equipment Operator, Longview, WA

Waste Connections

7d•$25 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

aste Con trol, a Waste Connections company is looking to hire a full time, year-round Heavy Equipment Operator at our MRF in Longview, Washington. The Starting rate of pay is $25.11/HR. The Schedule will be: 4 Days on, 3 Days off -3 Days on, -4 Days off. Every other Wednesday and every Thursday through Saturday Starting at 6:00am-5:30Pm (With Overtime Often. Average work week is (45-48 Hours a week) Front loader, excavator and forklift experience Required Safety sensitive. Yes What we offer to you: Yearly Safety Bonuses Yearly Boot allowances Competitive compensation Performance-based career growth potential Medical, dental, vision insurance plans Income Protection Plans (Life Insurance, Short Term/Long Term Disability) 401(k) Flexible Spending Account Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Emergency Travel Assistance Prepaid Legal Plan DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs routine inspection and maintenance on Equipment such as checking oil, water, and tires. Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies. Helps with Flagging on Site to ensure traffic is flowing. Helps Drivers Tarp Trucks. Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. Works well with the public WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT: Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds. Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions. Ability to operate heavy equipment such as Front End Loader, Fork Lift, and other Heavy Equipment. Knowledge of basic computer skills. Knowledge of light and heavy equipment operation and maintenance. Knowledge of basic vehicle inspection and maintenance including tire pressure, checking oil and water levels. Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures. To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.careers.wasteconnections.com. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future". A link to our benefits overview can be found here: https://careers.wasteconnections.com/why-waste-connections Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. Washington state Wage range for Current and New Hires is $25.11-29.00/HR Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Requirements

Front loader, excavator and forklift experience Required
Ability to operate heavy equipment such as Front End Loader, Fork Lift, and other Heavy Equipment.
Knowledge of basic computer skills.
Knowledge of light and heavy equipment operation and maintenance.
Knowledge of basic vehicle inspection and maintenance including tire pressure, checking oil and water levels.
Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.

Responsibilities

Performs routine inspection and maintenance on Equipment such as checking oil, water, and tires.
Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
Helps with Flagging on Site to ensure traffic is flowing.
Helps Drivers Tarp Trucks.
Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Works well with the public

Benefits

Yearly Safety Bonuses
Yearly Boot allowances
Competitive compensation
Performance-based career growth potential
Medical, dental, vision insurance plans
Income Protection Plans (Life Insurance, Short Term/Long Term Disability)
401(k)
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Emergency Travel Assistance
Prepaid Legal Plan
medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future"