Equipment Operator

Waste Connections, Inc.; Bethlehem Township (PA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Waste Connections seeks a heavy equipment operator to operate, inspect, and maintain equipment, ensuring workplace safety and environmental care. With a focus on teamwork and self-direction, you'll join a company known for its commitment to employee development and community impact.

Benefits

401(K) with company match

Healthcare; Medical, Dental, Vision

Employee Assistance Mental Health Program

Scholarship Opportunities for kids

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life insurance

Short Term/Long Term Disability insurance

Emergency Travel Assistance

Prepaid Legal Plan

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance.
• Ability to read and enforce safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment like bulldozers and loaders.
• Perform routine inspections and maintenance on equipment.
• Promote continuous workplace safety and environmental practices.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Maintenance knowledge

Safety procedures

Job description

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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 equipment operators that care about the safety of our team and the service provided to our customers. As a heavy equipment operator with us the minimum responsibilities are:

• Operating heavy equipment such as: bulldozers, wheel loaders, motor grader, scraper, and compactors.
• Performing routine inspection and maintenance on equipment.
• Promoting continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Interacting with customers and Waste Connections employees to determinesafe and environmentally sound solutions toserviceissues.

What we need from you:

• 2+ years’ experience running heavy equipment
• Knowledge of heavy equipment operation and maintenance.
• 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.

About Us

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.

BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN
People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll 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.

Work Hard/Play Hard Culture

Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll 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.

FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE FOR ALL

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.