Senior, Sorter MRF

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)•Houston, TX

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sorter is responsible for ensuring proper placement and sorting materials on the conveyor line by performing the following duties. WM (WM.com) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post‑consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas‑to‑electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes more than 12,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy‑duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America. Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

Requirements

2 years of relevant work experience.

Nice To Haves

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.
May provide support or direction to less experienced sorters.
Other duties as assigned.