About this role
John Smith Landfill, a Waste Connections company, is currently looking to hire a Utility person (Scale House Attendant / Laborer) in Hollister, CA!
The schedule will be Saturday - Wednesday.
- Sat/Sun: 7am-3:30pm or 9am-5:30pm
- Mon-Wed: 8am-4:30pm
On weekend days, you will be in the scale house, weighing trucks in and out of the facility and also interacting with the public. On weekdays, you will be doing physical labor outside.
The starting pay rate will be $22/hour. The pay range for this position is $22-24.70/hour.
Responsibilities:
- Greet and direct all customers and employees upon entry of the transfer station.
- Weighing trucks in and out and calculating payments for customers.
- Track weight information from scale to computer system and get appropriate signatures.
- Picking litter on the slopes of the landfill
- Shoveling/clearing our drainage ditches
- Ensuring that incoming garbage loads are safe and do not contain any inappropriate material.
- Answers phone in a professional and enthusiastic fashion.
- Performs full clerical and general office duties.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
- Assisting with office duties, filing and paperwork as needed.
- Ensuring that customers and employees conduct all business in a safe manner and wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Providing general upkeep of the Scale House.
- Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate a high degree of tact, discretion and diplomacy.
Requirements:
- Ability to perform physical activities - bending, shoveling, walking up hills, etc.
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong customer service skills
- Good computer skills.
- Prior cash handling experience required with the ability to balance a cash drawer daily
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Reliability and punctuality is a must.
- Ability to work independently
To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at careers.wasteconnections.com. Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest.
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".
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
Other facts
About Waste Connections
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.
What you'll do
- The Scale Attendant will greet and direct customers, weigh trucks, and ensure safety compliance. Additionally, the role involves physical labor tasks such as litter picking and maintaining drainage ditches.
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