MRF Worker

Materials Recovery Facility Worker

Compensation Range: $16.37 - $20.98

Please note:

This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Who We Are:

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries. We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise.

You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world!

Our Core Values:

• Integrity:
  Saying what we mean and consistently doing what we say with no desire other than the good of the citizens we serve. It means standing up for beliefs.
• Responsibility: A continual process that emphasizes a high level of personal accountability by each member of the organization.
• Partnership:
  Adding competitive value and quality to the services provided to our residents, businesses, and visitors through responsible fiscal stewardship, increased innovation, greater use of technology, and expanded civic, neighborhood and regional partnerships.

What We Offer:

The City of High Point offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefit package for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans
• PTO earned within first year
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement Plan
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

What You'll Do:

Be part of the team that turns waste into resources! As a Materials Recovery Facility Worker, you'll keep things moving by directing trucks, sorting and handling recyclables, and keeping our facility clean and safe. Every day, your work helps protect the environment and support a cleaner community.

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Directs traffic and guides truck operator to different areas of the tipping floor;
• Separates recycling materials including cardboard, wood, scrap metal, white goods, aluminum cans, glass, plastics by type and steel cans;
• Identifies and separates usable cardboard;
• Assists in handling of tipping floor traffic;
• Receives recycling tickets from truck drivers;
• Cleans tipping floor area, bathrooms, breakrooms, offices, conveyor pits, cat walks, OCC screen, Ballistic separator, and picks up litter outside of the facility;
• Receives, unloads, weights, and stacks electronic and other recyclable materials;
• Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with OSHA and city Safety Standards and Policies.

Qualifications:

Physical Requirements Hearing/Speaking – Talking – Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Hearing – Perceiving nature of sounds by ear. Both necessary to insure safety for other employees and the public. Visual Abilities – the ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. Recommended guidelines for vision are:

• Acuity, far – clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. Must be able to see vehicles, for safety reasons, as they approach. Both eyes 20/25 – R 20/30 – L 20/30 corrected.
• Acuity, near – clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Must be able to see various materials to separate for recycling. Both eyes 20/22 corrected.
• Depth Perception – three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distance and space relationships to see objects where and as they are. Must be able to judge distances when working on the catwalk.
• Field of vision – area that can be seen up and down or the right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point. Must be able to see wide span of area to cover immediate work area and surrounding area to insure safety.
• Accommodation – adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This is especially important when doing near-point work while glancing up to check entire work area. Must be able to adjust the eye lens to…