Sorter/Laborer

1900 Diamond Hill Rd., Chesapeake VA

Description

The Sorter/laborer is responsible for ensuring proper placement and sorting of materials on the conveyor line. HOURS OF WORK Monday – Friday and Saturdays as required 2nd shift begins immediately after 1st shift and runs between 8-12 hours as required. JOB REQUIREMENTS KNOWLEDGE • A good understanding of how a production environment functions including keeping operations continuously running and meeting production goals. • A good understanding of the safe operation, maintenance and troubleshooting required with industrial equipment • OSHA and additional internal safety requirements including but not limited to lockout tag procedures. SKILLS & ABILITIES • Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) part of the workday; • Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds part of the workday; • Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks • Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements most of the workday; EXPERIENCE None EDUCATION High school education or equivalent JOB DUTIES • 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. Physical Requirement • Must be able to lift or carry up to 50 lbs. • Must be a to stand for prolonged periods • Must be able to Communicate Verbally • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. TFC Recycling participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.