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Heavy Equipment Operator, I Landfill

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Wage: 21.55

Shift: Day - Monday - Friday

I. Job Summary
Operate a wide variety of heavy equipment vehicles that construct landfills, open cells that are ready for trash fill, close cells, site maintenance, site closures, and/or mining.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned and not limited to the following:

Operates heavy equipment in compliance with the company operating safety policies and procedures.
 
Conducts routine equipment inspections and preventative maintenance on equipment; maintains accurate records
 
Moves and positions raw materials and finished components with use of material moving equipment.
 
Follow appropriate standard operating procedures as guideline for operating and maintaining vehicle
 
Performs other duties as assigned.
 

III. Supervisory Responsibilities 
This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications 
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience 
 

Education: None required.
 
Experience: One (1) year of previous experience.
 

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements 
 

None required.
 

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required 
 

None required.
 

V. Work Environment 
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
 

Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;
 
Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds occasionally;
 
Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
 
Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements most of the work day;
 
Normal setting for this job is: shop or field.
 

Benefits 
At Waste Management, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply

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Additional Info

Job Type : Full-Time

Education Level : Not Applicable

Experience Level : Entry Level

Job Function : General

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