Scalehouse Attendant - Talascend : Job Details

Talascend is currently seeking a Scalehouse Attendant for a contract opportunity located in Johnson City, TN. OVERVIEW: Serves as the first point of contact for customers depositing waste at a Facility calculates payments checks loads and ensures the safety of the customer and other employees through observation of safety rules and regulations. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Greets customers directs customers and other traffic and answers questions accurately.
• Correctly calculates payments for customers.
• Ensures that incoming garbage loads are safe and do not contain any inappropriate material.
• Ensures that customers and employees conduct all business in a safe manner and wear all required Personal Protective Equipment PPE.
• Provides general upkeep of the Scale House.
• Completes all administrative tasks including regular filing and completes required reports.
• Keeps immediate supervisor fully informed of all problems or matters requiring his/her attention.
• Attends company sponsored training and meetings as directed.
• Works overtime as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned including data entry and minor customer service responsibilities.
• Approaches all encounters with employees customers and vendors in a friendly service oriented manner.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

• High school diploma or G.E.D and zero to four years previous experience.
• Preferred: High school diploma or G.E.D plus additional or specialized training and zero to four years previous experience.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity such as keyboarding machine operation etc. part of the work day
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds occasionally
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks such as cuts burns exposure to toxic chemicals etc. occasionally.
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt odors noise weather extremes or similar elements part of the work day.
• Normal setting for this job is: scalehouse.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary. Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.