Fuel and Ash Handler I

WIN Waste Innovations • Morrisville, PA

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About The Position

WIN Waste Innovations is seeking a Fuel and Ash Handler I to monitor and operate auxiliary equipment in support of safe, efficient, and continuous plant operations. The position performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on ash handling, tipping floor, and other assigned auxiliary systems; operates ash handling equipment; and loads metals as assigned.

The role involves operating mobile equipment, completing equipment inspections, supporting refuse crane and front-end loader operations, and performing routine mechanical tasks and minor repairs. The handler also participates in ash dewatering and compliant ash handling, uses water-blasting systems and mobile water pumps after competency training, and follows company environmental, health, and safety requirements. Overtime and/or rotating shifts may be required.

The work takes place in a noisy plant environment and involves physically demanding activities, including work at heights, in confined spaces, and across catwalks, grating, and uneven surfaces. Personal protective equipment is required in adverse conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
• Mechanical ability sufficient to perform equipment maintenance, minor repairs, and general preventative maintenance.
• Ability to perform the physical demands listed for the role, including lifting 50 pounds, climbing and walking at heights, using stairs and stationary vertical ladders, and accessing confined spaces and pressure vessels.
• Ability to operate a 1.5-inch fire hose at 125 psi line pressure to the extent required to extinguish a fire.
• Ability to operate fire-extinguishing equipment ranging from handheld extinguishers to 200-pound portable units.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, which may include respirators, a self-contained breathing apparatus, protective clothing, hearing protection, and a safety harness.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate auxiliary equipment to support safe, efficient, and continuous plant operations.
• Perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs on ash handling, tipping floor, and other assigned auxiliary systems.
• Operate ash handling equipment and load metals as assigned.
• Operate mobile equipment, including industrial forklifts, manlifts, skid steer-type loaders, and other mobile equipment.
• Operate and complete inspections on the front-end loader in the Tipping Floor and Ash House areas.
• Operate the refuse crane and front-end loader as required for support and employee relief.
• Perform routine mechanical tasks, including opening vessels and equipment access doors; placing and removing furnace access equipment, overhead protection, and staging; operating power tools; and performing minor repairs to plant equipment and structures.
• Use 15,000-psi water-blaster systems for cleaning, drain clearing, and other assigned activities after competency training.
• Use mobile water pumps, including diesel-operated, gasoline-powered, pneumatic, and hydraulic pumps.
• Perform MSW ash dewatering evolutions and compliant ash handling.
• Follow standard safety procedures and company environmental compliance, health, and safety requirements, policies, procedures, and rules.
• Correct safety and environmental hazards and report them to supervision immediately.
• Work overtime and/or rotating shifts as required.
• Shovel loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or chemicals into machine hoppers or into vehicles and containers.
• Maintain a positive work environment through constructive interactions with customers, clients, vendors, co-workers, and management.

Benefits

• Multiple and flexible medical plans
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, personal days, and floating holidays
• 401(k) company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• College loan reimbursement
• College scholarship program for dependents
• Parental leave program
• Employee engagement events
• Employee resource groups
• Inclusive culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED