Sorter

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Landover, MD

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sorter is responsible for ensuring proper placement and sorting materials on the conveyor line. WM (formerly Waste Management) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions, based in Houston, Texas. The company provides collection, recycling, and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical, and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity, investing in its employees through benefits and growth opportunities. The company is also committed to sustainability, with innovative infrastructure in recycling, organics, and renewable energy, and the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America.

Requirements

No experience

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred
High School Diploma or GED (accredited)

Responsibilities

Inspect materials and sort items or materials into piles or places in container according to type, size, condition, coloring or paper grade.
Pull contaminants out of paper or off of floor.
Stack boxes and skids. Dump boxes and totes of material.
Feed material, such as wastepaper onto conveyor.
Clean up conveyor and surrounding sorting line. Keep surrounding work area clean.
Read monitor for machine start up and ensure machine is operating properly and at a moderate speed.
Follow appropriate standard operating procedures (SOPs) as guideline for operating and maintaining equipment.
Report any worker-public safety factors and/or equipment malfunctions.
Attend weekly/monthly safety/operations meetings.
Other duties as assigned.