Equipment Operator

Plastipak • Dundee, MI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Clean Tech is looking for an experienced Equipment Operator at our recycling facility in Dundee, MI. This is a Direct Hire position that offers paid certification and opportunities for advancement. Clean Tech was founded in 1989 to reclaim the plastic in water containers and other post-consumer packaging. Clean Tech’s leaders knew that recycling would extend disposal capacity, save money in disposal costs and conserve natural resources. They saw further growth opportunity in the business’s potential for creating new jobs and providing a reliable, cost-effective resource for the manufacturing industry.

Requirements

• Forklift experience of at least 1 year required
• Lifting Requirements: up to 50lbs frequently
• Constant: Lift and/or move up to 15lbs
• Environment: Exposed to high levels of noise, recyclable debris and smell and extreme weather
• Ability to meet physical demands of climbing on/off bulk trucks & rail cars for duration of shift
• Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Able to work at heights up to 20 feet using proper PPE

Nice To Haves

• Experience related to resin, liquid, or grain Bulk Loading of Trucks and Rail, preferred

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift to load, unload and move materials to and from production lines, hold and transport areas
• Shovel loose materials into containers for inspection
• Perform general warehouse duties
• Move and load bulk trucks and rail cars manually
• Be in a harness to load a rail car or bulk truck approximately 20’ in the air.

Benefits

• Bonus Opportunities: We offer referral bonuses & perfect attendance bonuses
• Advancement: We promote from within and foster employee growth
• Over Time: Time and a half for anything over 40 hours. All Sundays are Double Time
• paid certification
• opportunities for advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed