Sorter - 1st Shift

About the job

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.