Ash & Liquid Waste Operator

Reworld Waste•Niagara Falls, NY

6d•$23 - $30

About The Position

The Ash & Liquid Operator operates, inspects, cleans, and maintains ash-handling and liquid-waste systems to support safe, compliant, and efficient facility operations. The role includes routine monitoring, minor maintenance, accurate shift documentation, and coordination with colleagues across shifts. The operator must be willing to work any shift, including nights, weekends, and overtime, and to work in industrial, dirty, hot, cold, and dusty environments while wearing required PPE, including a full-faced respirator.

Requirements

Mechanical aptitude and ability to perform minor maintenance.
Strong safety awareness and ability to follow compliance procedures.
Ability to work any shift, including nights, weekends, and overtime.
Willingness to wear required PPE, including a full-faced respirator, and work in industrial and dirty environments.
Strong communication and teamwork skills, including the ability to coordinate across shifts.
Ability to lift 50 pounds, climb ladders, and work at heights.
Ability to work in hot, cold, and dusty environments.
Frequent walking, standing, bending, and manual handling of tools and equipment.

Nice To Haves

Prior industrial, utility, or heavy equipment operations experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Inspect, operate, and maintain bottom ash and ferrous system equipment, keeping it clean and ash-free.
Conduct rounds of related equipment, including slip sticks, belts, rollers, scrapers, and mixers.
Clean and inspect pug mill mixers twice per shift and maintain proper fly ash mixing to prevent dusting.
Inspect tea cup chutes, ash silos, ECS units, magnets, and other components to ensure they are clear of debris and operating effectively.
Perform minor maintenance, including screen and spring changes, drive belt replacements, pump cleaning, and lubrication.
Grease motors, bearings, pug mills, vibrators, and other equipment according to compliance schedules.
Maintain clean conditions in the ALO building, ash alley, control rooms, MCC rooms, and exterior areas.
Perform weekly ash sampling, complete paperwork, and deliver samples to the Environmental Manager.
Complete monthly safety equipment compliance checks.
Monitor ferrous and non-ferrous stock levels and ensure acceptable storage.
Safely offload liquid waste tankers and coordinate deliveries.
Identify and correct liquid-waste system flow problems.
Maintain liquid-waste equipment, including cleaning strainers, replacing fittings, changing or rebuilding pumps, and cleaning lance nozzles.
Receive and provide thorough shift turnover, staying beyond shift end if needed to resolve issues.
Maintain accurate and complete shift logs, recording major evolutions, abnormal conditions, equipment attention, and maintenance needs.
Keep the CRO and Shift Supervisor informed of operational and equipment issues.
Perform role duties while upholding Reworld's values, including contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities.