What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recycling Associate ($17.50/Hr)(Paid Weekly) position at American Furniture Warehouse?
Duties/Responsibilities
Typical duties include but are not limited to
Pay rate: Hourly range from $17-$22 DOE
Supervision Given and Received
This position has no supervisory responsibilities. This position is supervised directly by the Maintenance Manager.
Required Skills/Abilities
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Typical duties include but are not limited to
- Sorting various materials such as cardboard, Styrofoam, and scrap items into appropriate machinery for recycling
- Transporting recyclables, scrap, and trash throughout the warehouse.
- Operating balers to compress recyclable materials into bundles or bales
- Operating various equipment to load items onto trucks for shipping and pick up
- Lock Out Tag Out (L.O.T.O) equipment as needed.
- Ensure department, walking lanes, and nearby areas are clean and professional.
- Cleaning and maintaining recycling equipment
- Ensuring your safety and the safety of all others at all times.
- Abide by all company policies and procedures.
- All other duties assigned by the Maintenance Manager as directed.
Pay rate: Hourly range from $17-$22 DOE
Supervision Given and Received
This position has no supervisory responsibilities. This position is supervised directly by the Maintenance Manager.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Ability to become certified in the operation of warehouse equipment.
- Ability to be trained on the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Prior experience operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack and cherry picker helpful but not required.
- Have a strong independent work ethic.
- Excellent organizational skill and the ability to demonstrate attention to detail, and accuracy.
- Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on AFW's success
- Ability to prioritize tasks when appropriate.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Analytical - Ability to analyze, collect and research data and read reports, fierce attention to detail.
- Mathematical Skills -Basic math skills required. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure and use whole numbers.
- Reasoning Ability - 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.
- Teamwork - Contributes to building positive team spirit; supports everyone's efforts to succeed and offers to help others.
- Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; remains open to others & ideas and tries new things.
- Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; supports AFW's goals and values.
- Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; works well in group problem solving situations; has a cooperative spirit; ability and authority to plan work, meet deadlines and coordinate time sensitive activities across personnel in multiple departments.
- Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
- Safety and Security - Observes and practices safety and security procedures and initiatives.
- Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
- * Computer Skills:
- Basic computer skills required.
- * Certificates and Licenses:
- None required. Recycling and Environmental Health and Safety certifications/licenses preferred.
- * Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or GED is preferred.; equivalent combination of education and experience accepted in lieu of diploma.
- * Physical Demands:
- Requires the ability to maneuver in confined and at times congested areas.
- Requires the ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, & bend for 8 hours a day.
- Requires constant use of arms, hands, fingers, eyes, legs, and back.
- Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing 50-100lbs
- Able to work shifts that are 8-12 hours long.
- Ability to work 0 to 35 feet above the ground.
- Able to work in various weather conditions. The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.
Salary : $17 - $22