Laborer - 19003292 (Medical Lake, WA)

Laborer - 19003292

Equal Opportunity Employer Minority Female Disability Veteran Waste Management (WM) a Fortune 250 company is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential commercial industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations transfer stations landfills recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.I. Job Summary Performs various tasks in a landfill including containing loose refuse to prevent scattering and directing traffic at the landfill.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. Manually picks up windblown paper from periphery of landfill. Carries a large plastic trash bag and walks along the fenced border of the landfill as well as on exterior land adjacent to the public property. Pulls paper from the fence and lifts loose paper from the ground depositing refuse in bag until full. Uses mobile vacuum to gather loose paper and refuse. Drives tractor pulling vacuum along the fenced border of the landfill as well as on the exterior land adjacent to the public property. When destination is reached parks and descends the tractor. Grasps the vacuum hose handle and guides to vacuum loose paper from the fence and ground. When the immediate area is vacuumed ascends the tractor cab and drives forward. Parks and descends the cab repeating the vacuum process as necessary. Repeats these steps working around the outer edge of the landfill. During the summer months when traffic at landfill is extraordinarily heavy the laborer is stationed at the landfill entrance in a chair to direct the traffic. Directs the flow of trucks. Communicates with the drivers verbally or by hand signals. Lifts construction materials for projects related to site maintenance i.e. lumber bags of concrete mix hand tools etc. Uses hand tools such as shovels picks axes and chain saws. Manually separates metal white goods lumber and cardboard from trash on tipping floor at landfills with transfer station.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 Experience Education Not required. Experience No prior work experience required.B. Certificates Licenses Registrations or Other Requirements Licenses as required by Local State Federal Environmental and or Health Safety Regulatory agencies.C. Other Knowledge Skills or Abilities Required None required.V. Work Environment Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding machine operation etc) part of the work day Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 50 pounds occasionally Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts burns exposure to toxic chemicals etc) rarely Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt odors noise weather extremes or similar elements most of the work day Normal setting for this job is outdoor landfill.Benefits At Waste Management each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan Company match on 401K and more Our employees also receive Paid Vacation Holidays and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site. Please apply now on the site below or call 877.220.5627 to speak with a Waste Management recruiter today s careers.wm.com frontlineoperations us en job 19003292 Equal Opportunity Employer Minority Female Disability Veteran