Recycling Associate

Department: Maintenance

Shift: Various shifts

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

As a Recycling Associate, you will help ensure compliance with environmental and safety programs by facilitating company recycling efforts. The Recycling Associate is responsible for operating heavy equipment including cardboard balers, pallet jacks, stock pickers, foam densifiers, shredders, and other recycling equipment. They also are a quality control inspector and remove unwanted or harmful materials while sorting recyclables. The ideal Recycling Associate develops strategies to improve recycling efforts, adheres to quality expectations and standards, and has excellent attention to detail.

If you are eager to help the environment and make a difference, then AFW is looking for you!

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Sorting various materials such as cardboard, Styrofoam, and scrap items into appropriate machinery for recycling
• Operating balers to compress recyclable materials into bundles or bales
• Operating various equipment to load items onto trucks for shipping and pick up
• Transporting recyclables, scrap, and trash throughout the warehouse.
• Lock Out Tag Out (L.O.T.O) equipment as needed.
• Ensure department, walking lanes, and nearby areas are clean and professional.
• Cleaning and maintaining recycling equipment
• Ensuring your safety and the safety of all others at all times.
• Abide by all company policies and procedures.
• All other duties assigned by the Maintenance Manager as directed.

Pay rate:
Hourly pay starting at $16 Depending on Experience

This position has no supervisory responsibilities. This position is supervised directly by the Maintenance Manager.

• Ability to become certified in the operation of warehouse equipment.
• Ability to be trained on the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Prior experience operating warehouse equipment, such as forklift, pallet jack and cherry picker helpful but not required.
• Have a strong independent work ethic.
• Excellent organizational skill and the ability to demonstrate attention to detail, and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize tasks when appropriate.
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on AFW’s success
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

• Analytical - Ability to analyze, collect and research data and read reports, fierce attention to detail.
• Mathematical Skills -Basic math skills required. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure and use whole numbers.
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Teamwork – Contributes to building positive team spirit; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed and offers to help others.
• Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; remains open to others & ideas and tries new things.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; supports AFW’s goals and values.
• Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision‑making process; makes timely decisions.
• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; works well in group problem solving situations; has a cooperative spirit; ability and authority to plan work, meet deadlines and coordinate time sensitive activities across personnel in multiple departments.
• Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Safety and Security – Observes and practices safety and security procedures and initiatives.
• Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time.

Basic computer skills required.