Helper Residential

About the Role

The Driver Helper works alongside the Route Driver to collect waste and recyclable materials from residential and commercial customers. Key responsibilities include adhering to WM safety protocols, OSHA regulations, and all applicable laws, reporting unsafe conditions and service issues, and attending required training, briefings, and meetings. The role involves loading and emptying containers manually or mechanically, operating hoisting devices to lift bins, assisting the driver with backing maneuvers, and communicating customer requests or service interruptions to management or dispatch. • Follow WM safety, OSHA, and all local, state, and federal regulations. • Report unsafe situations, incidents, accidents, and property damage immediately. • Attend all scheduled training programs, briefings, and meetings. • Load and empty residential and commercial containers manually or mechanically. • Operate hoisting device to lift and empty bins into the truck hopper. • Assist the driver with backing maneuvers while on route. • Notify management of service interruptions such as closed streets or heavy receptacles. • Communicate customer requests to Operations Manager or Dispatch. • Perform duties as scheduled and assist other drivers to meet customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸safety compliance
• ▸loading
• ▸hoist operation
• ▸driver assist
• ▸customer communication
• ▸service reporting

What You Bring

Qualifications require no specific education or prior experience, a minimum age of 18, and legal eligibility to work in the United States. The position demands physical capabilities such as lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, handling, grasping, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and coordinated eye/hand/foot movements. • No education or work experience required; must be at least 18 years old and eligible to work in the United States. • Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, handle, grasp, talk, hear, perform repetitive motions, and coordinate eye/hand/foot movements.

Requirements

• ▸no experience
• ▸18+ age
• ▸us eligible
• ▸physical labor
• ▸lifting
• ▸climbing

Benefits

Employees receive a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, a stock purchase plan, company‑matched 401(k), and paid vacation, holidays, and personal days, though benefits may vary by site. • Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, stock purchase plan, 401(k) match, and paid vacation, holidays, and personal days.

Work Environment

Field