Transfer Station Laborer

About the Role

Essential Duties include manually picking up windblown paper along the landfill perimeter, using a mobile vacuum attached to a tractor to collect loose paper, directing truck traffic during busy summer periods, lifting construction materials, and separating metal, white goods, lumber, and cardboard on the tipping floor. • Pick up windblown paper along landfill perimeter and bag it. • Operate tractor‑mounted mobile vacuum to collect loose paper and debris. • Direct truck traffic at the landfill entrance during peak summer periods. • Lift and transport construction materials such as lumber and concrete bags. • Use hand tools (shovels, picks, axes, chainsaws) for site maintenance. • Separate metal, white goods, lumber, and cardboard on the tipping floor. • Maintain required licenses per local, state, federal, environmental, and safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸paper collection
• ▸vacuum operation
• ▸traffic control
• ▸material handling
• ▸hand tools
• ▸recycling sort

What You Bring

Qualifications require any licenses mandated by local, state, federal, environmental, or health and safety agencies. Preferred qualifications are not specified. Physical demands involve regular lifting, operating hand tools, and working outdoors; reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities. The company is an equal‑opportunity employer in the U.S. and Canada and provides accommodations during the hiring process. Candidates may need a REAL ID or TSA‑approved alternative for travel.

Requirements

• ▸licenses
• ▸lifting
• ▸hand tools
• ▸outdoor
• ▸real id
• ▸equal opportunity

Benefits

The value of a WM job goes beyond a paycheck; it creates opportunities for employees and their families. WM emphasizes stability, growth, and investment in its people. #WeAreWM invites candidates to apply and join the Waste Management team. Compensation ranges from $28.47 to $35.59 hourly, with final salary based on experience, education, training, certifications, and location. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, a stock purchase plan, 401(k) match, paid vacation, holidays, and personal days, though specifics may vary by site. • Work outdoors and perform regular lifting; accommodations provided for disabilities. • Earn hourly pay between $28.47 and $35.59, based on experience and location. • Receive comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, stock purchase plan, 401(k) match, paid vacation, holidays, and personal days.

Work Environment

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