Transfer Station Technician I

Oregon Metro•Metro South Transfer Station, OR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Metro is seeking a Transfer Station Technician to join the team at the Metro South Transfer Station. This role supports proper disposal, recycling, and material recovery, ensuring the facility is safe, efficient, and welcoming for the public. It involves hands-on work in a busy industrial setting, including directing traffic, screening loads, assisting customers, and recovering materials. This is an opportunity for individuals who enjoy active work, teamwork, and serving the community while developing skills in solid waste operations.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Six (6) months of experience in a related field, or any combination of experience, education, and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the essential job duties.
Ability to perform the physical and environmental requirements of the position, including regular standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds, with occasional lifting of objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
Ability to work primarily outdoors in a transfer station environment with exposure to weather, traffic, moving equipment, dust, dirt, odors, municipal solid waste, and occasional hazardous materials.
Ability to work an established schedule within a seven-day-a-week transfer station operation, including evenings, weekends, or holidays as assigned.
Ability to successfully complete required safety training and certifications within the required timeframe.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a solid waste, recycling, material recovery, transfer station, or similar industrial environment.
Experience working in a high-hazard, fast-paced, or industrial work environment.
Experience providing customer service in a public-facing environment.
Familiarity with solid waste, recycling, or household hazardous waste handling practices.
Experience operating hand tools, power tools, pallet jacks, or similar equipment.
OSHA-10 certification.
HAZWOPER 24-hour certification.
First Aid/CPR certification.
Asbestos Awareness training.
Bloodborne Pathogens training.

Responsibilities

Manage customer and site traffic to maintain safe and efficient movement throughout the transfer station.
Screen incoming vehicles and loads for unacceptable materials, hazards, and materials that require special handling.
Direct and assist customers with proper disposal and recycling locations, procedures, fees, rules, and available options.
Unload, sort, and recover materials on the tipping floor and in designated recovery areas.
Separate recyclable and reusable materials and support material recovery activities.
Clean and maintain the transfer station, including sweeping, litter pickup, and other tasks needed to keep the site safe and presentable.
Conduct daily safety checks and report hazards, equipment or facility repair needs, and opportunities to improve operations.
Respond to emergencies and incidents by following site emergency protocols, identifying hazards, directing people away from danger, and supporting traffic control and access security.
Learn to safely operate hand tools, power tools, pallet jacks, and other equipment used in transfer station operations.
Work collaboratively with coworkers, supervisors, contractors, customers, and emergency responders to support safe and effective site operations.