Waste Services Collection Helper

Interstate Waste Services•Ewing Township, NJ

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Interstate Waste Services is hiring Garbage Truck-Collection Helpers. Interstate Waste Services is a progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country, primarily servicing Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, and with expanded operations of transfer stations into Pennsylvania and Ohio, where they also own and operate a state-of-the-art rail-served landfill. The company caters to a diverse range of residential, industrial, and commercial customers. Their mission is to provide customers with the highest quality waste, recycling, and environmental services, while focusing on employee, customer, and environmental safety. The Collection Helper’s main responsibility is to collect (primarily by hand) and load refuse from customer locations into a heavy-duty sanitation vehicle. Unless designated by the company as a CDL Helper, Helpers are not permitted to operate a company vehicle at any time.

Requirements

Applicants must meet physical standards as specified (able to constantly lift, push, and pull waste bags and receptacles that weigh approximately 50-75+ lbs.)
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the United States
Position requires a team-player attitude as job is spent in close quarters with other staff members that all rely on one another

Nice To Haves

Experience from the sanitation industry is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Collect (primarily by hand) and load refuse from customer locations into a heavy-duty sanitation vehicle
Transfer refuse in a timely and safe manner from customer stops
Assist the driver while maneuvering into positions for collection and disposal
Maintain and partake in daily clean-up of vehicle
Learn garbage routes to better assist driver
Attend all required training, operational meetings, and mandatory monthly Safety Meetings