7 Waste Disposal Operator jobs in the United States
Laborer | Waste Disposal Landfill
Posted 2 days ago
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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.
Our priority is to make sure we hire safe labors that care about the safety of our customers and team members. As a landfill laborer with us the minimum responsibilities are:
+ 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.
+ Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
+ Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
+ Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determine safe and environmentally sound solutions to service issues.
**What we need from you:**
+ One year of stable employment history in a similar environment.
+ Ability to work schedule in all weather conditions
+ Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
**What you'll get from us:**
+ Competitive Compensation
+ 401(K) with company match; let us help you save for your future
+ Healthcare; Medical, Dental, Vision
+ Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistance Mental Health Program, Emergency Travel Assistance, Prepaid Legal Plan, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Relief Fund
+ Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
CDL Driver | Waste Disposal Truck
Posted 7 days ago
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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.
Our priority is to make sure we hire safe drivers that care about the service provided to the community. As a driver with us the minimum responsibilities are:
* Safely operating a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste.
* Reading route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
* Performing routine post and pre route inspections on vehicles such as checking fluids, safety equipment, and tires.
* Having professional and courteous interactions with our customers when needed.
* Perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
What we need from you:
* Valid Class A or B CDL
* Clean driving record
* 1 year of local route driving experience
What you'll get from us:
* Competitive Compensation
* 401(K) with company match; let us help you save for your future
* Healthcare; Medical, Dental, Vision
* Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistance Mental Health Program, Emergency Travel Assistance, Prepaid Legal Plan, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Relief Fund
* Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
CDL Driver | Waste Disposal Truck
Posted 12 days ago
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CDL Driver | Waste Disposal Truck
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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.
Our priority is to make sure we hire safe drivers that care about the service provided to the community. As a driver with us the minimum responsibilities are:
+ Safely operating a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste.
+ Reading route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher.
+ Performing routine post and pre route inspections on vehicles such as checking fluids, safety equipment, and tires.
+ Having professional and courteous interactions with our customers when needed.
+ Perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
**What we need from you:**
+ Valid Class A or B CDL
+ Clean driving record
+ 1 year of local route driving experience
**What you'll get from us:**
+ Competitive Compensation
+ 401(K) with company match; let us help you save for your future
+ Healthcare; Medical, Dental, Vision
+ Perks, perks, perks! Employee Assistance Mental Health Program, Emergency Travel Assistance, Prepaid Legal Plan, Scholarship Opportunities for kids, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Relief Fund
+ Insurance: Life, Short Term/Long Term Disability
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
Waste Transportation and Disposal (T&D) Manager
Posted 24 days ago
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APTIM is currently seeking a Waste Transportation and Disposal (T&D) Manager to support our deactivation, decommissioning, and removal projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory and nationwide. This position will be responsible for supervising project activities associated with the transportation and disposal of radioactive, hazardous, mixed, and clean wastes and other materials transported off-site for recycling, reuse, or disposal. Strong interpersonal skills are required, including the ability to communicate clearly and confidently, both written and verbally, to all project team members including client representatives, regulators, and APTIM colleagues alike.
**Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:**
+ Responsible for preparing waste characterization and classification paperwork; generating profile and shipping manifest documents.
+ Ensuring all waste is packaged, labeled, and shipped in accordance with USEPA, USDOT (49 CFR 173-178), USNRC (10 CFR Part 71), and applicable site requirements.
+ Responsible for overseeing and tracking inspections, weights, and radiological survey of incoming and outgoing waste trucks and containers.
+ Works with the client and other stakeholders to resolve any and all issues before a waste shipment departs the site.
+ Manage on-site inspections and inventories of waste collection and storage areas.
+ Ensures that work is executed in accordance with approved work processes using standard tools which have been adopted by the Company.
+ Responsible for executing field tasks in a safe and efficient manner; ensures that any safety incidents are communicated and managed in accord with company and client procedures.
+ Establish strategic relationships with packaging, transportation, and disposal vendors for multiple project sites.
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ Demonstrated experience and educational training for the role (e.g., 40-hour USDOT Radioactive Materials Shipping; training in USNRC packaging regulations).
+ Possesses a minimum 15 years of relevant and appropriate experience in planning, coordination, and execution of all Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities as noted above.
+ Interprets customer needs, assesses requirements and identifies solutions to non-standard requests.
+ Explains difficult issues and works to establish consensus.
+ Promotes teamwork; coaches and guides others.
+ A bachelor's degree is preferred; however, candidates with an associate degree and equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience will also be considered.
**ABOUT APTIM**
APTIM is committed to accelerating the transition toward a clean and efficient energy economy, building a sustainable future for our communities and natural world, and creating a more inclusive and equitable environment that celebrates the diversity of our communities. We specialize in environmental, resilience, and sustainability and energy solutions, as well as technical and data solutions, program management, and critical infrastructure. For every challenge our clients face, there is an opportunity for APTIM to innovate a fit-for-purpose solution that will raise your organization or community to a new standard of excellence.
What you can expect from APTIM:
+ Work that is worthy of your time and talent
+ Respect and flexibility to live a full life at work and at home
+ Dogged determination to deliver for our clients and communities
+ A voice in making our company better
+ Investment into your personal and professional development
**Employee Benefits**
Aptim Federal Services, LLC is committed to providing an extensive range of benefits that protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families through the APTIM Benefits Marketplace .
+ Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose benefits from five metallic levels and 10+ carriers to find the right benefits that work for them in their location.
+ Life insurance
+ Short-term and long-term disability insurance
+ Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave (eligibility based on company policy and applicable law)
+ 401(k) APTIM offers three 401k plans through the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). The specific plan you are eligible for depends on the business unit you are in. The details of the largest plan are found here:
+ APTIM 2025 401(k) Plan Features (makeityoursource.com) ( APTIM - Helpful Documents
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**About APTIM - In Pursuit of Better**
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DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Posted 9 days ago
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Starting Pay: $18.00/hr
Position Summary: Under supervision of landfill supervisor and/or assistant, operates heavy equipment to compact refuse and cover with fill dirt daily at the landfill. Digs new landfill pits and various earthmoving tasks necessary for refuse disposal. Cleans and performs maintenance checks on equipment and repairs minor problems daily.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operates and performs daily maintenance checks on trash compactor, 23 yd. elevating scraper, backhoe, road grader, water truck or bulldozer.
- Fuels and repairs equipment when minor problems are observed during daily inspections.
- Help spot incoming trucks and vehicles at landfill dumping site when necessary.
- Abides by all SWP3 and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules and regulations.
- Keep all heavy equipment clean inside and out.
- Performs all duties as assigned in a safe and efficient manner.
Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids Used: Trash compactor, 23 yd. elevating scraper, road grader, water truck, semi tractor and trailer, backhoe, front end-loader, mechanical tools, power washer and hand tools.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Operating equipment, driving and working in all extreme weather conditions on Saturdays, holidays, early or late shifts as needed. Walking in mud, snow, heavy dusts and refuse with sharp and potentially hazardous materials. Climbing steep equipment steps which can be slippery at times. Requires occasional lifting materials of up to 75 pounds and could involve heavier lifting of over 100 pounds with laborers assistance, and ability to pull with a force of at least 94 pounds. Must be able to effectively communicate with co-workers. Regular and punctual attendance is required of this job.
Education, Training, Experience and Licenses/Registrations Required: Any combination of training and experience with at least completion of the eighth (8) grade education plus a minimum of one year experience in the operation of heavy equipment is required. Experience in the operation of a front-end loader, road grader, elevating scraper or bulldozer is preferred. Possession of a valid Texas Driver's License is required, a Class A-CDL with Tanker endorsement is preferred. Must be able to obtain a Class C Solid Waste License on Sanitary Landfill operation and attend a waste screening class within 2 years of employment.
The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.
The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at .
DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Posted 10 days ago
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DescriptionStarting Pay: $18.00/hr POSITION SUMMARY:Under supervision of Landfill supervisor and/or Assistant, operates heavy equipment to compact refuse and cover with fill dirt daily at the landfill. Digs new landfill pits and various earthmoving tasks necessary for refuse disposal. Cleans and performs maintenance checks on equipment and repairs minor problems daily.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Operates and performs daily maintenance checks on trash compactor, 23 yd. elevating scraper, backhoe, road grader, water truck or bulldozer.Fuels and repairs equipment when minor problems are observed during daily inspections.Help spot incoming trucks and vehicles at landfill dumping site when necessary.Abides by all SWP3 and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rules and regulations.Keep all heavy equipment clean inside and out.Performs all duties as assigned in a safe and efficient manner.MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND WORK AIDS USED:Trash compactor, 23 yd. elevating scraper, road grader, water truck, semi tractor and trailer, backhoe, front end-loader, mechanical tools, power washer and hand tools.PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:Operating equipment, driving and working in all extreme weather conditions on Saturdays, holidays, early or late shifts as needed. Walking in mud, snow, heavy dusts and refuse with sharp and potentially hazardous materials. Climbing steep equipment steps which can be slippery at times. Requires occasional lifting materials of up to 75 pounds and could involve heavier lifting of over 100 pounds with laborers assistance, and ability to pull with a force of at least 94 pounds. Must be able to effectively communicate with co-workers. Regular and punctual attendance is required of this job.EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:Any combination of training and experience with at least completion of the eighth (8) grade education plus a minimum of one year experience in the operation of heavy equipment is required. Experience in the operation of a front-end loader, road grader, elevating scraper or bulldozer is preferred. Possession of a valid Texas Driver's License is required, a Class A-CDL with Tanker endorsement is preferred. Must be able to obtain a Class C Solid Waste License on Sanitary Landfill operation and attend a waste screening class within 2 years of employment.The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at .The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at .
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