Landfill Technician Day Shift 401 K Match

Job Description

Are you seeking a safer work environment as a mechanic? Is your family’s financial security important to you? Aspiring to advance in your mechanic career? Searching for a company that prioritizes its employees' well-being? If this speaks to you, then WM might be the place for your next career move.

Career progression, stability for your family, and a safe environment to work. That’s what you get as a Landfill Tech Hazardous Waste at WM – and more.

The pay and benefits you’ll get as a Landfill Technician Hazardous Waste 

• Starting salary $28.50 depending on experience 
• Stable hours for your financial stability
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage including dental, vision and prescription coverage.
• Paid tuition and scholarships for you and your dependents 
• Company-matched 401(k)

These are just a few of our comprehensive benefits for Landfill Technician Hazardous Waste. Whether you are planning on building or expanding your family or looking for the next step in your career – WM is there, helping build the best and total you. 

The hours and location you’ll work in as a Landfill Technician with WM:

• Monday – Friday every week
• 7AM – 3:30PM 
• Occasional Saturdays (As needed) 
• We’re committed to offering you stable hours for the financial security and work life balance you need.
• The normal setting for this job is a repair / maintenance shop at our Youngstown, NY Landfill site

 

I.  Job Summary

Properly disposes of solid waste materials at landfill site.

 

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. 

• Operates heavy equipment such as bulldozer, front-end loader, and compactor, to excavate landfill site, transport solid waste materials, and to spread and compact layers of waste and earth cover.
• Directs incoming vehicles to dumping area.
• Examines cargo to prohibit disposal of caustic waste, according to government regulations.
• Sprays poisons and other specified chemicals over waste material to control disease carrying pests.
• Drives truck to distribute oil or water over landfill to control dust.
• Weighs vehicles entering and leaving site and collects dumping fees.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory duties.

 

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

 

A. Education and Experience

• Education: None required.
• Experience: No prior work experience required.
• 2 - 3 years of experience Strongly preferred 

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• None required.

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding the physical requirements, and work environment of the job. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Normal setting for this job is: repair/maintenance shop.

 

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ABOUT WM WM (WM.com) is North America’s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and th