Waste Collection Operator

HK Solutions Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401K with company match

Job summary

HK Solutions Group is seeking a Waste Collection Operator to work at our Des Moines, IA location. The successful candidate will work outside year-round in all types of weather conditions, operating a vacuum truck and picking up industrial waste and delivering material to a final destination which could be a landfill or the HK Pretreatment Plant.

Essential duties include collecting liquids and sludge from facilities, ensuring safety, coordinating with project managers, and maintaining equipment.

Qualifications

• Must possess Class A CDL with tank endorsement.
• Must possess Hazmat endorsement within 90 days of hire.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Pick up liquids, high solids, oil water, or sludge from a variety of sources at customer sites.
• Clean trenches leading to separators, pits, drains, sumps and other locations.
• Coordinate disposal of process material (oil, glycol solutions, sludge, soil, absorbents).
• Transport process waste to disposal facilities and finalize destinations (landfill or pretreatment plant).
• Perform repair and maintenance as necessary; operate and maintain equipment.

Skills

CDL w/ Tank Endorsement

Hazmat Endorsement

Age 21+

Job description

Overview

HK Solutions Group is seeking a Waste Collection Operator to work at our Des Moines, IA location. The successful candidate will work outside year round in all types of weather conditions, operating a vacuum truck and picking up industrial waste and delivering material to a final destination which could be a landfill or the HK Pretreatment Plant.

Essential Functions

• Pick up liquids, high solids, oil water, or sludge from a variety of sources including but not limited to oil/water separators, clarifiers, sumps, trenches, pits, floor drains and underground waste tanks at different customer sites


• Clean trenches leading to separators, pits, drains, sumps and other locations


• Up-sell at customer locations and generate new leads in the field


• Observe safety & security procedures


• Coordinate schedule with project managers


• Prepare samples for laboratory analysis


• Coordinate disposal of process material (oil, glycol solutions, sludge, soil, absorbents)


• Transport process waste to disposal facilities


• Perform repair and maintenance as necessary


• Operation and maintenance of material handling equipment

Requirements

• Must possess Class A CDL w/ tank endorsement


• Must possess or be able to obtain Hazmat endorsement within 90 days of hire


• Must be at least 21 years of age

Physical Requirements

• Working both indoors and outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions


• Regularly exposed to industrial environments involving equipment, elevated work areas, confined spaces, noise, dust, hazardous materials and odors

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance


• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Paid Time Off (13 days annually)


• Paid Holidays (8 days annually)


• 401K w/ company match

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.