Driver Helper

**Waste Connections** is looking for a safety conscience **Driver Helper** to join our growing team in **Selmer, TN.** **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Ability to safely operate on and around a garbage truck on specified routes to collect solid waste. * Ability to read route sheets and service each customer identified on the sheet or assigned by the dispatcher. * Ability to perform a physically demanding job, loading and unloading. * Operate hydraulic hand controls to lift/load refuse and dispose of trash at designated facilities. * Courteous interaction with our customers and perform other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. * A typical schedule for this position is Monday-Friday, with an occasional Saturday as needed, 50 hour + work week. * Other duties as assigned **WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:** * Extensive physical activity. Requires strenuous physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects over 50 pounds. * Work environment involves some exposure to physical risks such as moving mechanical parts. Which require following basic safety precautions. * The employee is exposed to outside weather, including frequent wet and/or humid conditions, as well as exposure to fumes and vibration. Noise level is usually moderate. **MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:** * Ability to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English. * Ability to perform physical duties of the position. _Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status._