Cirba Solutions is the most trusted and complete battery solution partner in the world. For 30 years, we have led the BATTERY RECYCLING industry through our services, processing, and material upgrading. Contributing to the CIRCULAR ECONOMY model is our core focus.

The Sort Area Material Handler role is a hands-on individual contributor responsible for hour-by-hour execution of material identification, separation, and packaging activities. This individual is responsible, under the direction of the Warehouse Operation Manager and Sort Area Leads, for activities related to material handling, identification, separation, and repackaging of batteries received via bulk and parcel collection recycling programs. The goal of this operation is not only the effective movement of material to and from the sort area but to keep the sort area and warehouse well organized.

• Create a safe and secure work environment using safety procedures and processes. Participate in safety continuous improvement projects. Ensure the sort area and warehouse are well organized and clean. This may require periodic extra movements of material to re-organize and streamline the sort area.
• Responsibile for weekly inventory control of waste products such as cardboard,skids, drums, and good product such as gaylords, skids and drums. Will inform leadership when truck for delivery is needed & when order for materials is needed.
• Responsible for cardboard bailing and making of gaylord boxes for teams and delivering to their area when needed.
• Organization of mezzanines and removal/loading scrap products. Responsible for the organization of all mezzanines and secondary storage areas including staging of drums and pails to be taken down as required.
• Loading of all scrap trucks.
• Responsible for moving material from the mixed dry pallet racks, in order of FIFO from the appropriate Filemaker queue, to the sort areas. Each table/conveyor should be sufficiently staged to eliminate any downtime waiting for material.
• Responsbile for packaging and removing any finalized material and loading it to a finalized material pallet location, as well as updating that location in Filemaker.
• Responsbile for moving collection units in/out of the collect unit areas as required by the sort area.
• Responsilble for taking away all empty boxes, FRL boxes, filled collection units and any order movement of material and supplies out of the sort area to prevent delay or stoppage of the sorting operation process.
• From time to time the material handlers may be asked to support shipping and receiving in the movement of materials and other related taks.
• Responsible to support inventory cycle counting to ensure inventory accuracy in the area.
• All other duties as assigned

• Ability to perform read and comprehend product labeling, job instructions, and safety documentation
• Understanding of Filemaker to work the queues according to FIFO and put away finalized material
• Basic analytical and decision making skills

• Basic communication and listening skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff and management
• Ability to work collaboratively and multitask in a team based, fast-paced, detail and production oriented environment
• Must be able to operate the bailor and the wrapper
• Fork lift certified

• Must be physically capable of lifting up to 40 pounds frequently
• Must be physically capable of standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time to perform their assigned job activities
• Must be able to visually identify
• Must be able to manipulate small items with their hands

Education and Training Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent
• Warehouse and forklift experience of 1 year
• Ability to speak, read, write and understand basic English as well as follow written and oral directions given in English.