Control Room Operator

Waste Connections

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Control Room Operator to join the Penn Waste team in Manchester, PA. Monday-Friday day shift with mandatory Saturdays following a holiday. Summary: Under the direction of the Mezzanine Supervisor readies the BHS system from the mezzanine control room in order to provide a safe and orderly environment of the recycle center by performing the following duties to ensure quality bales with the use of teamwork. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Other duties may be assigned. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include promoting safety, teamwork, quality and production. Waste Connections is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Female/Disabled/Veterans) Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets. Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees. OUR PEOPLE MEAN EVERYTHING TO US Waste Connections is always working to protect the health of the communities we serve, and we are grateful for the hard work and dedication that you bring to your job every day. Working here means you are a safety-minded individual who is making important contributions on a daily basis that will make a positive impact on those around you. We appreciate that you are a person of integrity who takes pride in the work you do. Our Opportunities BUILD TALENT FROM WITHIN People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work. You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future. LET’S REALIZE YOUR GOALS TOGETHER Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play hard culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities and people are all around you. We operate a highly decentralized structure, so we look for energetic individuals who can demonstrate individual initiative and creativity and prefer a work hard/play hard team environment and culture. At Waste Connections, diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We hire and empower great, capable people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lead with our values. For more than 20 years, we have maintained a culture of safety, integrity and service to build a great place to work. Our culture is built on taking care of each other and the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Runs out all debris remaining from screen cleaning from previous shift.
• Loads back end of BHS, belts #10, #12 and #14.
• Readies the BHS system for production at scheduled start time.
• Start system in order to check for mechanical or electrical issues/concerns.
• Checks material quality at start up and makes appropriate adjustments.
• Continually monitors quality checkpoints and makes appropriate adjustments.
• Shuts down machine at the end of the shift.
• Ensures that all local breakers are locked out and tagged.
• ALL Lock Out/Tag Out procedures are to be followed.
• Assists in daily cleaning of all areas as assigned by the supervisor, to include but not limited to: NRT’s, Screens, drum and decks.
• Remain until all cleaning is completed or released.
• Completed a safety walk through to insure that all employees are accounted for and that no one is in the screens, NRT’s or the metering bin.
• Is a champion of safety programs within the Penn Waste, Inc. organization.
• Leads by example by wearing/using all required PPE at all times.
• Works well with others.
• Assists supervisor with assigning sorters, as needed.
• Assist as a sorter during breaks or shortages in personnel.
• Ensure that all trash, rigid and metal containers are emptied at the end of the shift.
• Pulls the fortress key after the BHS system is in Maintenance mode.
• Verifies that all locks have been removed by the assigned lock holder from local lockouts as described in the Lock Out/Tag Out procedures.
• Inspects for damaged/missing disks after cleaning news #1 and #2.
• Any damaged disks shall be replaced prior to leaving for the day.
• Replaced disk(s) shall be marked on the chart and forwarded to Mike Goldman, or other assigned personnel for tracking purposes.

Benefits

• People who want to gain valuable professional experience will find that Waste Connections is a fantastic place to work.
• You’ll enjoy the opportunity for beneficial training and professional development opportunities that can help enhance your skills and lead the way to a more promising future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees