Waste Connections is looking for a safety conscience Driver Helper to join our growing team.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•Ability to safely operate on and around a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste.
•Ability to read route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
•Ability to perform a physically demanding job, loading and unloading.
•Operate hydraulic hand controls to lift/load refuse and dispose of trash at designated facilities.
•Courteous interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
•A typical schedule for this position is Monday-Friday, with an occasional Saturday as needed, 50 hour + work week.
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 physical risks such as moving mechanical parts. Which require following basic safety precautions.
•The employee is exposed to outside weather, including frequent wet and/or humid conditions, as well as exposure to fumes and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
•Ability to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English.
•Ability to perform physical duties of the position.
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
Pick your destination. We’ll help you get there. That’s how we’ve been growing our local teams and our national recognition for more than 20 years. Our culture is rooted in the idea that our leaders are here to serve our employees. That means wherever you’re headed on your journey – to a new role, to a better lifestyle, or simply to those moments on the job that stick with you – rest assured, we’ll be traveling along with you.
We are Waste Connections, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.
