MRF Bale Floater Operator

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of Baling equipment operations.
• Working knowledge of MRF guidelines and best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Creative and effective problem-solving skills.
• Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are completed in an efficient and safe manner.
• Forklift certification experience.
• Heavy equipment experience
• Experience in industrial facility preferred.
• Ability to take notes on inspection findings.
• Ability to accept constructive feedback and to work collaboratively with upper management and other stakeholders to identify and facilitate needed improvements to the Recovery location.
• Good follow through ability; ability to adhere to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.
• Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules set forth; promotes the Company’s safety standards; does not take inappropriate risks.

• Doing Good – (i.e. Code of Conduct).
• Making Good – (i.e. Accountability, responsibility and ownership for a problem).
• Treating People Well – (i.e. Works cooperatively and effectively with others).
• Environmentally Focused (i.e. Employee takes initiative as a LEED building initiative to preserve and improve our local environment for future generations).
• Observant: (i.e. Employee can identify safety or operational deficiencies and to quickly implement a correction).
• Safety Matters: Employee actively participates and promotes a safe and healthy workplace.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES: Teambuilding, communication, conflict resolution, delegation, coaching/positive influence

EDUCATION: High school degree/GED preferred.

Position requires excellent verbal and written English communication skills including; ability to read, comprehend, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Basic Spanish communication skills desired.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATIONS: None.

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel.

The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance for long periods of time on concrete floors; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.

The employee must frequently 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, color vision, and peripheral vision

We are a drug free & alcohol-free work environment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions.

The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and dirty.

Required to put on protective outfits, like gloves, safety footwear, and hard-hat.

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