Equipment Operator
About this role
Finley Buttes Landfill, a Waste Connections company, is looking to hire a full-time, year-round Heavy Equipment Operator/ Laborer at our facility in Boardman, OR.
The Starting rate of pay is $26.65/HR.
The Schedule is: Monday – Friday, 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM of 7am-Closing (Mandatory Every-Other Saturday Shifts)
What we offer to you:
Yearly Safety Bonuses
Yearly Boot allowances
Competitive compensation
Performance-based career growth potential
Medical, dental, vision insurance plans
Income Protection Plans (Life Insurance, Short Term/Long Term Disability)
401(k)
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Emergency Travel Assistance
Prepaid Legal Plan
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs routine inspection and maintenance on Equipment such as checking oil, water, and tires.
Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
Helps with Flagging on Site to ensure traffic is flowing.
Helps Drivers Tarp Trucks.
Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Works well with the public
Safety sensitive. Yes
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds.
Safely Directing Traffic by Flagging in the Transfer Station.
Helps CDL Drivers with Tarping Open Containers.
Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
Ability to operate heavy equipment such as Front End Loader, Fork Lift, and other Heavy Equipment.
Knowledge of basic computer skills.
Knowledge of light and heavy equipment operation and maintenance.
Knowledge of basic vehicle inspection and maintenance including tire pressure, checking oil and water levels.
Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.careers.wasteconnections.com.
We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future". A link to our benefits overview can be found here: https://careers.wasteconnections.com/why-waste-connections
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
Company at a glance
Pick your destination. We’ll help you get there. That’s how we’ve been growing our local teams and our national recognition for more than 20 years. Our culture is rooted in the idea that our leaders are here to serve our employees. That means wherever you’re headed on your journey – to a new role, to a better lifestyle, or simply to those moments on the job that stick with you – rest assured, we’ll be traveling along with you.
We are Waste Connections, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.
Top Benefits
- Yearly Safety Bonuses
- Yearly Boot Allowances
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- 401(k)
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Emergency Travel Assistance
- Prepaid Legal Plan
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