Plant Associate I

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Plant Associate I is responsible for ensuring proper placement and sorting of materials on the conveyor line.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

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

• Stand at a station along a conveyor belt doing quality control on mixed recyclables.
• Quickly identify non-conforming items for removal from a fixed station and safely remove them into designated chutes or bins.
• General warehouse cleanup at the end of each shift.
• Processing equipment cleanup at the end of each shift.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Familiarity with the use of basic Personal Protective Equipment like a hard hat, reflective vest, steel toe boots, ear and eye protection, utility gloves, and arm preferred.

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.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience in an industrial recycling facility preferred.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• None

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• None

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to sit, walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, speak and hear.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
• Must be able to stand for long period of time
• Vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud

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.