Material Handler I

Veolia; Illinois; On-site; USD 27,731 - 39,495; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid volunteering

Job summary

Veolia is seeking a professional to prepare hazardous waste materials for incineration in Illinois. The position involves breaking down materials from containers, repackaging for incineration, and maintaining process area cleanliness.

Qualifications include a High School diploma or GED, and communication skills are important. The role offers an hourly pay of $24.40 and comes with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform mathematical calculations with decimals and fractions.
• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare hazardous materials for incineration safely and efficiently.
• Stage materials for processing into charge boxes for incinerator.
• Maintain cleanliness in the work area.

Skills

Communication through reading and writing

Material handling equipment training

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

Position Purpose:

Performs duties required to prepare hazardous waste materials for incineration in a safe and efficient manner; breaks down and extracts material from various containers and repackages per process plan for feeding into the incinerator.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities:

• Assemble boxes and stage all necessary materials for processing and repackaging waste into charge boxes for incinerator.
• Suit up with proper personal protection equipment and other necessary equipment for environmental protection.
• Break down and extract waste materials (including hard solids that may require jackhammer) from various vendor containers and dumps into mixing pan.
• Process materials into various combinations of solids, mixes and/or slurries and repackages into charge boxes per process/plan; weighs all charges to meet, process, plan specifications.
• Record all material processed to maintain in-process inventory data using electronic scanning devices.
• Shrink-wrap charges; move to incinerator dock for burning.
• Consolidate material from drums into roll-off containers for incineration.
• Reclaim vendor drums for recycling and crush drums that are not re-usable.
• Dump waste hoppers and clean process area and maintain cleanliness around department.
• Change out air supply banks (provides clean air source for personal protective suits) as required.
• Maintain a complete inventory of personal protection equipment and other department supplies.
• Communicate with all leadmen and on-coming shift crews as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background:

• High School diploma or GED required
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals and fractions, simple use of formulas, charts, use adjustable measuring instruments where interpretation is required.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Ability to communicate through reading and writing
• Trained in the use of material handling equipment

Required Certification / Licenses / Training:

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred

Additional Information

Hourly Pay:$24.40

Benefits:Our employees are covered by comprehensive benefits packages including paid time off policies; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; retirement plans, savings accounts; tuition reimbursement; paid volunteering and more.

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.