History of   1-800-GOT-JUNK

1-800-GOT-JUNK was established in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1989 by founder and current CEO Brian Scudamore after seeing a junk hauling truck in front of him at a McDonald’s Drive-thru. Scudamore purchased a second-hand pickup truck for $700 and came up with the name the rubbish boys and the saying we’ll stash your trash in a flash.

Scudamore changed the company name in 1998 to 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and began franchising in 1999, opening locations in Toronto, Ontario and Portland, Oregon. The company has since grown-up to more than 220 locations all over the United States, Canada and Australia.

In the spring of 2005, 1-800-GOT-JUNK extended into Australia with the opening of a corporate owned franchise in Sydney.   As of October 2008, there are 2 new franchises in New South Wales and 2 more in Queensland, Australia.   In Australia, the company is recognized as 1800-GOT-JUNK, not including the first hyphen, to match toll-free numbers in Australia.

In matter of years they have turn into the largest junk removal service in the world with hundreds of Franchise Partners across Canada, United States, and Australia.

Job Description / Average Wage

Accountant: Your duties will include accounting, payroll, and typing, filing and general office duties. You must be able to merge your accounting and general management skills in this secure and flexible working environment. Candidate must be smooth in English, and have 5+ years experience in accounting and administration as well as being able to fit in with a young, fun culture. Attention to detail, self-motivated, able to work alone and take control of situations, effective decision making. Must be able to work at an advanced level with QuickBooks, MS Excel, MS Word, Outlook. The average wage for this job is $10.00 per hour.

Driver / Navigator: Must be customer service motivated, high energy, comfortable in sales and able to hold physical labor. The key responsibilities include are as follows:

• Sales: Onsite sales, up-selling and classifying sales opportunities.
• Customer Service: Must be able to wow all customer with outstanding service and a immense attitude.
• Truck Operations: Safe operation of the junk truck.
• Junk Removal: Get paid to work out heavy and light lifting and taking away of junk from client locations.

The average wage for this job is $12 — $17 a hour.

Operations Manager: The key responsibilities of this position will include: Leading to exceed all sales targets in both residential and commercial markets. Develop the franchise into a role model franchise. Work proactively with the franchise employees to coach them on driving revenue. Work with the franchise owner to construct a tough brand image. Manage all issues having to do with the trucks, truck teams, and achieving the stated marketing goals. The position’s average salary is $45,000 to $50,000 a year.

Customer Service Truck Team Member: 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Truck Team members are the essential front line of the business. Successful candidates will:

• Be able to sell without the aid of a suit and tie and classify sales opportunities.
• Be hard working and take pleasure in physical labor.
• Have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record license.

The average wage for this job is $10 — $14 an hour.

Marketing Coordinator: The Marketing Coordinator is a extremely creative and stimulated individual. This person is always thinking of fresh strategies to market the organization. This person is organized and always willing to market 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in the best interest of the organization. The coordinator help in gathering together sales materials for partnerships as needed, coordinate cross promotions partner reporting, and partner relations. Coordinate and track on site marketing inventory to make sure adequate supply. Meet and/or exceed monthly marketing goals. Plan and implement on-going marketing tactics in focus areas and daily waves. Provide report and analysis on marketing performance, manage lawn signs. Must have ability to instantly develop rapport with commercial clients. The average wage for this job is $10— $13 an hour.

How to apply

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