Laborer - Landfill - Waste Management - Norridgewock, ME

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15007310

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Primary Location

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United States-Maine-Norridgewock

Flexible Work Location Acceptable

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No

Shift

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Day

Travel

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No

Compensation

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12.00

FLSA Status

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Non-exempt

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

I. Job Summary

The Laborer position involves walking on flat and steep slopes, bending, shoveling, reaching, lifting and carrying several types of objects, driving a pick-up truck, operating small equipment such as trash pumps, a snow blower, pallet jack, and larger equipment such as an industrial sweeper, a water truck and bucket loader.

II. Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

Manually picks up windblown litter within the landfill, around the perimeter of landfill as well as on-site, and off-site along roadways leading to the landfill. Laborer carries large plastic trash bags and walks the site to pick litter, filling as many bags as necessary. Laborer will lift materials for tasks related to site maintenance, construction projects, and operations support (i.e., pallets, sand bags, bags of bentonite, hand tools, pumps, pump hoses, etc…) Uses hand tools such as shovels, roof rakes, and brooms.

Manually lifts 60-gallon toters, collects recyclable paper from facility offices and the community, and disposes in designated area on-site. Stacks e-waste (i.e., television consoles/monitors, computer towers/monitors, printers) on pallets, transfers into gaylords, and shrink-wraps. Assists with loading into box trailer with pallet jack for end use.

Performs general housekeeping at facility and manual aspects of snow removal as necessary.

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/ Experience

Education: Not required.

Experience: No prior work experience required.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

Licenses as required by Local, State, Federal, Environmental and/or Health/Safety Regulatory agencies.

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) part of the work day;

Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than __ 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: outdoor/landfill.

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.

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