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GFL Environmental
Landfill Field Technician
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What they do
A Waste or Recycling Worker collects, recycles, processes or treats waste in a city or community. Works in a recycling plant, wastewater treatment facility, or landfill. Collects refuse from commercial and/or residential locations. Does not drive the vehicle used to collect/transport refuse.
$39,479 / year median in Wisconsin
+15% projected growth
Job Description
Pay:
$22-25/hour, depending on experienceBenefits:
- 15 days of paid time off
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
- Health Savings Account with employer match option
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) with an employer match up to 4%
- Supplemental health plans through Aflac
- Employer paid basic life insurance
- Employee paid short-term disability option
- Employer-paid long-term disability
- Mental health support through Employee Assistance Program
- 7 paid holidays annually
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform landfill wellfield repairs and maintenance.
- Assist in maintaining landfill compliance tasks
- Record weekly and monthly wellfield data
- Operate general site vehicles and equipment, such as water trucks, pickup trucks, sweepers, mowers, trimming equipment, etc.
- Work in accordance with Company and federal, state/provincial and local safety policies & procedures
Requirements:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired, but not required.
- Must be able to meet relevant criteria for safety sensitive functions according to Company standards
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to read, write, perform basic mathematical calculations and communicate with others.
- Ability to follow instructions and perform duties under limited supervision
- Ability to operate any equipment necessary to perform job
- Ability to apply common sense reasoning to solve general problems
Physical/Mental Demands:
- Must be able to stand, walk, bend, reach and lift in an outdoor environment 90% of the time.
- Must be able to use hands and fingers, kneel, crawl, talk, hear, climb and balance.
Visual Requirements:
include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.- Ability to manually lift/move up to 65 pounds regularly
- Ability to manually push/move up to 100 pounds with assistance from another employee
Working Conditions:
- Frequently exposed to loud noise, humidity, rainy/stormy, extreme hot and cold weather conditions (depending upon season), moving mechanical parts, vibrations, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles
- Work in outdoor environment up to 100% of the time.
- Works route away from branch location on a continuous basis throughout the day.
- Occasionally work in high precarious places
- Work in motor vehicle traffic conditions constantly.
- Work environment is normally loud