Material Handler/Forklift Operator

Veolia North America; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental company seeks a Waste Operations Technician responsible for handling hazardous and non-hazardous waste tasks. The role involves loading, unloading, and decontaminating waste while ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. Comprehensive benefits are offered, including health insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Benefits

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid volunteering

401(k) plan

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 months experience in hazardous waste or chemical industry preferred.
• HAZWOPER training required.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload various size containers.
• Transport hazardous waste materials as directed.
• Maintain a clean, organized and safe work area.

Skills

Communication

Safety Operation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklifts

Impact wrenches

Jackhammers

Job description

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. www.veolianorthamerica.com

Job Description

Position Purpose:
Responsible for performing a variety of routine hazardous and non-hazardous waste tasks in the movement of solids and liquids. Under direct supervision, tasks could include all types of manual labor in cleaning and decontamination operations, handling, packing, re-packing, unloading and loading, processing at fixed operations
site.

Primary Duties/responsibilities:

• Load and unload various size containers (totes, drums, tankers, trailers. etc.)
• Use a variety of tools such as impact wrenches, shovels, jackhammers, etc.
• Transport hazardous waste materials from storage facilities within the facility as directed.
• Decontaminate and dispose of empty drums and/or containers according to RCRA and disposal guidelines.
• Assist in completing all necessary paperwork for processing materials to include transportation of materials to and from various locations.
• Maintain a clean, organized and safe work area.
• Inspection material handling equipment as directed.
• Assist in the loading/unloading of hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials at various on-site locations.
• Act in a safe manner at all times to prevent accidents.
• Notify supervisor/manager of all incidents and accidents within established timeframes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background:

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required.
• Prior work experience of 3 to 6 months in the hazardous waste or chemical industry in a related position with proficiency in handling forklifts and a variety of tools preferred.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate through reading and writing
• Ability to safely operate material handling equipment such as fork trucks, hand trucks, roll-off trucks, etc.
• Basic knowledge of chemical hazards.

Required Certification / Licenses / Training:

• HAZWOPER training required

Additional Information

Benefits:Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.