Waste Gate & Scale Operator - Cash Handling

Republic Services, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental plans

Vision coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Republic Services, Inc. is seeking a Gate Attendant/Scale Operator to monitor and record waste volumes entering a post-collection site.

You will collect fees, assess waste content for billing, and ensure accurate receipts and documentation using scales and computer systems. The role involves cash handling, daily reconciliation, and coordinating with operations for special loads, with multiple Chicago-area locations and an hourly rate of $19.50.

Qualifications

• Experience handling cash and balancing cash/receipts.
• Experience with computers and various software programs.

Responsibilities

• Determine content of material entering facility to properly bill the customer.
• Accept or reject waste load based on content; suggest alternatives based on special waste, type of waste and local market training.
• Receive payment from customers; provide receipt to customers.
• Balance the daily receipts to ensure accurate recordkeeping and appropriate billing; deposit daily receipts into the safe depository.
• Document the waste entering the facility, utilizing truck scales and computer systems; track total amount of waste entering the facility.
• Notify operations of special waste or other incoming special loads; direct or dispatch as necessary; process required paperwork and perform other required duties, as necessary to process special loads.
• Answer the telephone and provide general information to callers.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the work area.
• Perform other job-related duties, as assigned.

Skills

Cash handling

Receipts balancing

Tools

Computer systems

Job description

Republic Services, Inc. is seeking a Gate Attendant/Scale Operator to monitor and record waste volumes entering a post-collection site.

You will collect fees, assess waste content for billing, and ensure accurate receipts and documentation using scales and computer systems. The role involves cash handling, daily reconciliation, and coordinating with operations for special loads, with multiple Chicago-area locations and an hourly rate of $19.50.