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GFL Environmental

Scalehouse Operator

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

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What they do

A Waste Truck Driver drives waste trucks, helping collect, transport and dispose of household and industrial waste.

$29,872 / year median in Illinois

+9% projected growth

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Job Description

  • PART
TIME POSITION
Pay:
$23/hour
Key Responsibilities:
  • Weigh in and out all trucks that enter the landfill or transfer station
  • Set up new trucks and issue truck permits
  • Provide accurate and efficient information for customer billing to include reports to customers and management
  • Verify accuracy of hauls and disposal for payment of third-party truck hauling
  • Accurately dispatch proper instructions regarding disposal of special waste with operators and Operations Manager.
  • Keep landfill management apprised on any community information regarding the landfill.
  • Test the scales daily for accuracy.
  • Ensure the accuracy of waste disposed of in proper areas (grid reports).
  • Accountable for various environmental compliance tasks
Requirements:
  • High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • One to three months related experience and/or training.
  • Experience with customer service preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
  • Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Physical/Mental Demands:
  • Ability to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, talk, and hear.
Visual Requirements:
include close vision and distance vision.
  • Possess ability to occasionally lift/move up to 10 pounds.
Working Conditions:
  • Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
  • Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes and airborne particles.
  • Noise level is moderate to loud.