We’re seeking a skilled and dependable Equipment Operator to join our team at our Albuquerque recycling plant. If you have experience operating heavy machinery and are passionate about sustainability, we’d love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Operate a Front end loader as your primary equipment. Occasionally operate a Forklift, baler, and other machinery including trucks and smaller equipment. Support daily operations to ensure efficient recycling processes. Schedule: Four 12 hour shifts per week. Workdays: Monday–Friday, with one weekday off, Sunday off, and a rotating Saturday. Start time: 5:00 AM – 4:30 PM Compensation: $20.00 - $23.00/hour, depending on experience (DOE) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Pushing recyclables onto an incline belt Loading recycle materials in a hopper Loading, dump trucks, open top trailers, pushing up piles of yard debris, rubble Responsible for equipment inspection Assisting customers and employees as needed. MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS: Proven experience in operating Forklifts and Balers Ability to be self-directed as well as work in a team environment Ability to work in all weather conditions Must pass pre-employment background check and drug screen To be considered for any of our current openings you must complete an application at www.careers.wasteconnections.com . Application information and additional instructions can be found once you select your position of interest. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement and unlimited opportunities to "Connect with Your Future". Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status. 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. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities 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. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. 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. 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.

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