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Garbage Truck Helper

Interstate Waste Services, Inc.

Closter (NJ)

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USD 10,000 - 60,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

A leading sanitation company is hiring Garbage Truck-Collection Helpers in Closter, NJ, offering stable year-round work. Responsibilities include collecting refuse, assisting drivers, and ensuring safe operations. Ideal candidates are physically fit, punctual, and value teamwork. Competitive hourly wage starting at $18, plus overtime opportunities.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
Paid Time Off

Qualifications

  • Must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work.
  • Experience from the sanitation industry is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Collect and load refuse from customer locations into a sanitation vehicle.
  • Assist the driver and maintain vehicle cleanliness.

Skills

Physical strength
Team-player attitude

Job description

Overview

Interstate Waste Services is hiring Garbage Truck-Collection Helpers

Closter, NJ

$18.00/hr plus Overtime

Ask us about our Helper to CDL Driver training program!

Important: In Order to be considered for employment, you will need to include resumes/list of work history with employmentdates.

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Highlights:

  • Monday thru Friday with occasional Saturday hours
  • Early start time - 4am-4pm
  • $18.00/Hour
  • Year Round-Steady work
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and more......
  • Paid Time Off!

About You:

  • You take pride in the work you do & the company you work for!
  • Your work history shows steady employment!
  • You like very Physical work that helps you stay healthy!
  • You have a history of showing up and being on-time for work every day!

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, and recently expanded our operations of transfer stations into Pennsylvania and Ohio, where we also own and operate a state-of-the-art rail-served landfill. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial, and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling, and environmental services, while keeping focus on employee, customer, and environmental safety.

Essential Job Summary:

The Collection Helper’s main responsibility is to collect (primarily by hand) and load refuse from customer locations into a heavy-duty sanitation vehicle.Unless designated by the company as a CDL Helper, Helpers are not permitted to operate a company vehicle at any time. Theposition reports to the Operations Manager onsite butis also subject to supervision by Route Supervisors and Dispatchers.

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Transfer refuse in a timely and safe manner from customer stops to
  • Assist the driver while maneuvering into positions for collection and disposal
  • Maintain and partake in daily clean-up of vehicle
  • Learn garbage routes to better assist driver
  • Attend all required training, operational meetings, and mandatory monthly Safety Meetings

Work Environment

  • Helpers spend majority of daily routine both in the cab of the truck, on the back of the truck, or moving around the truck for trash collection
  • Helpers must be able to physically mount and dismount the truck throughout the duration of the work day
  • Helpers must be able to constantly lift, push, and pull waste bags and receptacles that weigh approximately 50-75+ lbs. as part of their daily routine. The bags usually have no wheels or handles for easier maneuverability, so the employee must have the physical strength to carry out the job duties.
Requirements and Qualifications:

Requirements

  • Applicants must meet physical standards as specified above
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the United States
  • Experience from the sanitation industry isstrongly preferred
  • Position requires a team-player attitude as job is spent in close quarters with other staff members that all rely on one another
Additional Information

IWS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Salary Range Minimum
USD $18.00/Hr.
Salary Range Maximum
USD $18.00/Hr.
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