Laborer Landfill

About the Role

Job Summary: The worker performs various tasks in a landfill, including containing loose refuse to prevent scattering and directing traffic. Key duties include manually picking up wind‑blown paper along the landfill perimeter, using a large plastic bag to collect debris, and operating a mobile vacuum mounted on a tractor to remove paper and refuse from the fenced border and adjacent land. During high‑traffic summer periods, the laborer may be assigned to the landfill entrance to direct truck flow using verbal commands or hand signals. The role also involves lifting construction materials, using hand tools such as shovels, picks, axes and chainsaws, and separating metal, white goods, lumber and cardboard on the transfer station floor. • Perform manual collection of wind‑blown paper and debris along landfill perimeters. • Operate a tractor‑mounted mobile vacuum to suction loose refuse from fences and surrounding land. • Direct truck traffic at the landfill entrance during peak summer periods using verbal and hand signals. • Lift and transport construction materials such as lumber, concrete bags, and hand tools. • Use hand tools (shovels, picks, axes, chainsaws) for site maintenance tasks. • Separate metal, white goods, lumber, and cardboard on the transfer‑station tipping floor.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸debris collection
• ▸vacuum operation
• ▸traffic direction
• ▸material lifting
• ▸hand tools
• ▸recycling sort

What You Bring

Qualifications require any licenses mandated by local, state, federal, environmental or health‑safety agencies; additional preferred qualifications are noted but not specified. WM is an equal‑opportunity employer in the United States and Canada and provides accommodations during the selection process. Candidates may need a REAL ID or TSA‑approved alternative for travel or access to federal property. • Hold any required licenses from local, state, federal, environmental or health‑safety agencies. • Meet physical demands of frequent lifting, walking, and equipment operation, with accommodations available if needed.

Requirements

• ▸licenses
• ▸physical demands
• ▸lifting
• ▸real id
• ▸tsa

Benefits

The position works Monday‑Friday, 6 am–4 pm, with overtime as needed. WM emphasizes that a job here offers more than a paycheck, providing opportunities for employees and their families. WM promotes stability, with a team that is present daily and performs essential, meaningful work. The company invests in its people through comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) matching, discounted stock options, dependent daycare, and other benefits. Annual education assistance is available to support employee growth. WM’s culture is summed up in the hashtags #WeAreWM and the promise of a family‑like environment. Physical demands include frequent lifting, walking, and operating equipment; reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities. Benefits include a competitive total compensation package with medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, a stock purchase plan, 401(k) match, paid vacation, holidays and personal days, though specific offerings may vary by site. • Receive comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. • Access annual education assistance to support professional growth.

Work Environment

Field