Material Handler I

Veolia Environnement SA • Sauget, IL

9d • $24

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred

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.

Benefits

• Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more.
• In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees