Plant Associate 4

Job Description

Job Description

Job Posting Title Forklift Operator / Plan Associate 4

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Forklift Operator drives powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials. This includes deliveries and moving materials to and from storage areas, machines and loading docks, into railroad cars or trucks or storage facilities.

About Circular Services :   Circular Services is the largest privately held recycling and organics service provider in the U.S. It operates over 25 facilities serving major long-term municipal and commercial contracts. The mission of Circular Services is to keep valuable materials in circulation and minimize the cost and environmental impact of landfills. The company services municipal contracts with some of the largest and fastest growing cities in the U.S. including New York City, Austin, San Antonio, and Phoenix.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Follow daily production schedule or shipping order and transport material or equipment to and from designated areas in the facility
• Load and unload material from van trailers, flatbed trailers, box trucks, and railcars
• Operate forklift to place bales in inventory, load trailers or railcars
• Operate forklift to store bales, gaylord boxes, pallets, and crated materials in the correct storage bays, follow inventory control instructions
• Check to ensure all loads are secure
• Perform daily pre-shift equipment inspections, notifying supervisors of any deficiencies
• Helps with general warehouse cleanup at the end of each shift.
• Helps with processing equipment cleanup at the end of each shift.
• Inspects all materials inbound and outbound to verify conformance to quality standards

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES

OTHER DUTIES

All job requirements in this job description provided indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and / or abilities deemed necessary to perform the job competently. Job descriptions are an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested.

Benefits : 401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Health insurance

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Working Conditions :  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

EEOC :  Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind : Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Preferred Qualifications :

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