Waste Connections has an immediate opening for a Driver Helper/ Driver in Training to join our team in Oak Ridge, TN. Our Driver Helper will work directly with the Truck Driver to ensure safe and proper garbage removal on the assigned route. We seek individuals with a leadership mentality and desire to grow with promotional opportunities in this role. 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: $20.00/hr Schedule: 6:30am start time averaging approximately 9-11 hours/day. Monday-Friday with occasional Saturdays. Benefits: We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term & short term disability, life insurance, 401K. Duties and Responsibilities: Collect solid waste materials from customer locations and load into the waste collection truck. Assist driver in safe operation of the vehicle by directing the driver in backing, traffic control, and tight space maneuvering. Operate equipment on the garbage truck to compact trash. Audit the garbage truck for proper equipment prior to leaving for route. Requirements: Willing to obtain Class A or B CDL for future growth opportunities! 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. 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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