About this role
Waste Connections has an immediate opening for a Sorter to join our team in Elk Grove Village, IL .
Waste Connections offers:
- Competitive Compensation.
- Safety Bonuses – Get rewarded for your safe habits.
- Yearly Boot Stipend and Company Uniforms provided.
- Benefits Plans – Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account options.
- Generous matching 401(K).
Pay rate: $19.25/hr plus approximately 10 or so hours of overtime weekly.
(overtime is time and a half after 40).
Schedule: 4:00am start time averaging approximately 10-11 hours/day.
Monday-Friday with 4a-2p shift on Saturdays.
Benefits: We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Manual Sorting: Pick and separate recyclables (such as plastics, metals, paper, and cardboard) from waste on a fast-moving sorting line.
Quality Control: Pull out trash, non-recyclable materials, or hazardous contaminants to ensure clean commodity streams.
Facility Maintenance: Keep the work area, sorting line, and surrounding floors clean and clear of debris.
Requirements:
- Ability to work in all weather conditions.
- Ability to lift at least 50lbs repeatedly.
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.