General Laborer

Waste Connections is looking for a safety conscience Laborer to join our GROWING team at Blossom Landfill at Blossom, TX. PAY: $17.00-$18.00 per hour working 50-55 hours a week. WHY YOU NEED TO JOIN US: CULTURE: Its a Great place to work! We work in an environment where empowered, self-directed All-stars know what they do is important. INTEGRITY: Our definition is saying what you will do and then doing it! We keep our promises to our customers and our employees. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Checking trucks in and out of the landfill and directing traffic at site as necessary. Manual labor including paper picking, keeping landfill clean and presentable. Perform yard work including cutting weeds. Install temporary wind fences as required. Perform general office maintenance and repairs including painting and janitorial work. Working outside in all weather conditions. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work involves constant exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, toxic chemicals, bio hazardous materials, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, and/or loud noises Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds. Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions. MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules that are set forth; promotes the Companys safety standards; work with a sense of honesty, integrity and trustworthiness. Ability to adhere to work schedule and follow through on challenges as they arise One year of stable employment history in a similar environment. 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. Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. Youll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LETS REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and youll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, youll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and youll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.