Gate Attendant/Scale Operator

About the role

A Gate Attendant/Scale Operator is responsible for accurately and efficiently monitoring and recording waste volumes entering the post-collection site, as well as collecting appropriate usage fees from customers.

Responsibilities

• Determine content of material entering facility to properly bill the customer.
• Accept or reject waste load based on content; suggest alternatives based on special waste, type of waste and/or local market training.
• Receive payment from customers; provide receipt to customers.
• Balance the daily receipts to ensure accurate recordkeeping and appropriate billing; deposit daily receipts into the safe depository.
• Document the waste entering the facility, utilizing truck scales and computer systems; track total amount of waste entering the facility.
• Notify operations of special waste or other incoming special loads; direct or dispatch as necessary; process required paperwork and perform other required duties, as necessary to process special loads.
• Answer the telephone and provide general information to callers.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the work area.
• Perform other job-related duties, as assigned.

Requirements

• Experience in a previous position that required the handling of cash and balancing cash and/or receipts.
• Experience with computers and various software programs.

Benefits

Eligible employees can elect to participate in:

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• Retirement plan with a generous company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).

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About the company

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) is a leader in the environmental services industry. We provide customers with the most complete set of products and services, including recycling, waste, special waste, hazardous waste, and field services. Our industry-leading commitments to advance circularity and support decarbonization help deliver on our vision to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world.

In 2023, Republic’s total company revenue was $14.9 billion, and adjusted EBITDA was $4.4 billion. We serve 13 million customers and operate more than 1,000 locations, including collection and transfer stations, recycling and polymer centers, treatment facilities, and landfills. Our 41,000 team members are guided by the company values: Safe, Committed to Serve, Environmentally Responsible, Driven, and Human-Centered. We maintain an inclusive and diverse culture with a high employee engagement score of 86.

Our strategy focuses on three areas of growth: recycling and waste, environmental solutions, and sustainability innovation. We continue to expand our recycling and waste business footprint, enhance our environmental solutions capabilities, and advance sustainability through innovations like the Republic Services Polymer Center and landfill gas-to-energy projects. In 2023, the Republic Services Charitable Foundation and local community grants positively impacted 4.6 million people.

Republic Services has received recent recognition from Barron’s, CDP Discloser, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Ethisphere, Fortune, Great Place to Work, and S&P Global.