How to hire a landfill attendant

How to hire a landfill attendant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step landfill attendant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a landfill attendant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new landfill attendant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a landfill attendant, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   A landfill attendant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, landfill attendants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of landfill attendants.

   Type of Landfill Attendant	Description	Hourly rate
   Landfill Attendant	Cashiers process payments from customers purchasing goods and services.	$11-19
   Checker In	A checker-in is responsible for managing guest relations, ensuring that the clients receive the highest customer satisfaction essential for increasing their brand reputation to achieve profitability. Checker-ins assist with maintaining the cleanliness and safety of all common areas and amenities of the building and supporting the front-desk operations by performing administrative and clerical tasks as needed... Show more	$12-20
   Courtesy Clerk	A courtesy clerk is responsible for assisting customers with their needs, especially helping customers with bagging and carrying their items. Courtesy clerks also maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the whole area, ensuring that customers will have a safe and comfortable service experience... Show more	$11-15

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Landfill Operations
   • Customer Service

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage weights and measures, reports, compliance and billing for city landfill, front desk customer service, cashier
   • Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
   • Work in close collaboration with a nationally recognize PGA professional and PGA professional golf instructors.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your landfill attendant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A landfill attendant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, landfill attendants' average salary in mississippi is 40% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level landfill attendants earn 44% less than senior-level landfill attendants.
   • Certifications. A landfill attendant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a landfill attendant's salary.

   Average landfill attendant salary

   $14.84hourly

   $30,875 yearly

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   Entry-level landfill attendant salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 26, 2025

4. Writing a landfill attendant job description

   A good landfill attendant job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a landfill attendant job description:

   Landfill attendant job description example

   PeopleReady of Rochelle, IL is now hiring Landfill Attendants!
   
   Apply today and you could start as soon as tomorrow. No resume or interview required – yep, you read that right.
   
   As a PeopleReady associate you'll benefit from:
   
   * The freedom to work where you want, when you want and as often as you want.
   
   * Next-day pay* for many of our open positions.
   
   * The ability to choose long-term positions for steady work or short-term positions if you just want some extra cash.
   
   * The ability to sign up for jobs right from our mobile app, JobStack!
   
   Pay Rate:
   
   The pay rate for this job is $15 / hour
   
   What you'll be doing as a Landfill Attendant:
   
   * Operating heavy equipment necessary for landfill operations; maintaining equipment in a clean and functional operating condition
   
   * Operating water truck to perform dust control and fire suppression activities as required
   
   * Operating gatehouse; utilizing automated scale system; calculating and collecting amount due for waste loads
   
   * Directing vehicle traffic at the landfill
   
   * Maintaining landfill shop, catch fences, and buildings
   
   * Performing basic clean-up of site and facilities as required
   
   * Entering and retrieving data and preparing reports using a computer; reviewing such reports for accuracy and making corrections as required
   
   * Observing safe working practices, including maintaining work areas in a safe condition
   
   Available shifts:
   
   Shift Timings: 1st Shift (Day)
   
   Job requirements:
   
   * Previous waste or heavy machinery experience preferred but not required
   
   * Basic math skills - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on the fly
   
   * Able to follow oral and/or written instructions
   
   * Rare work ethic and a positive attitude
   
   * Able to lift up to 80 pounds repeatedly and sit or walk for extended periods of time
   
   * Comfortable with exposure to weather conditions, fumes, dust, and hazardous chemicals
   
   * Background check and drug screening required
   
   Ready to take control of the way you work?
   
   Complete our application to join the PeopleReady team today. In case you missed it, no resumes or interviews are required!
   
   \#CHIMSC
   
   PeopleReady is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religious affiliation, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by law. We will get to know you and connect you with jobs that match your skills, experience and preferences. We work hard every single day to find jobs so each employee has opportunity and variety in their work.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find landfill attendants for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your landfill attendant job on Zippia to find and attract quality landfill attendant candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as salesjobs, salesheads, allretailjobs.com, sales trax.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit landfill attendants, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new landfill attendant

   Once you've selected the best landfill attendant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new landfill attendant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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