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For more than 40 years, Covanta has been at the forefront of sustainable materials management, providing companies and communities world-class waste and resource solutions.

Through our diverse and scalable full-service capabilities, we're leading the charge to a carbon-negative future-reducing, reusing, recycling and reimagining waste for the benefit of both people and planet.

Our differentiator comes from our vast ecosystem of technology, facilities, and partnerships, trusted by the world's largest organizations to solve their most pressing environmental challenges, and achieve their most ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.

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About the role

As a Utility Operator, you will be responsible to perform a variety of operational tasks safely and efficiently in a fast-paced and dynamic industrial environment to support Covanta's industrial disposal process.

• Responsible to ensure equipment is appropriately charged for effective operation, as well as maintain the refuse fuel levels in boiler hoppers and industrial equipment

• Mix and level refuse in the industrial pit

• Load ash using various types of industrial equipment

• Supervise and observe delivery trucks hauling materials to the tipping floor

• Safely operate front end loaders to manage refuse and materials delivered to tipping floor for processing

• Inspect delivered refuse, waste, and materials, and determine appropriate process for disposal

• Monitor and control inbound/outbound traffic for delivery trucks

• Additional duties as assigned to ensure safe and efficient facility operations

• High School Diploma or equivalent, preferred

• Must have the ability to work a rotating shift schedule

• Competitive Base Salary

• Day one employee benefits: competitive health insurance options, PTO, retirement savings plan and 401K match

Physical Demands of the Role:

• Ability to walk, stand, sit, and climb

• Ability to lift/carry 50lbs

• Ability to work from heights and in confined spaces

• Qualify to wear a full-face respirator

• Consistently work in various weather conditions

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Covanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an Affirmative Action Program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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