Job Description

POSITION: Sorter Recycling Laborer

LOCATION: Gainesville, FL

HOURS: Flexible Schedule

PAYRATE: $18.00/hr., Full Time and Part Time Positions

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sort recycled material from conveyor belt at recycling plant
• Assist with cleaning of machinery and work area
• Must be physically able to sort recycled material by category as it go through a conveyor belt
• Requires repeatedly bending, twisting, turning and reaching
• Involves strenuous physical exertion at a constant pace for 8 to 10 hours, possibly longer in peak periods.
• Lifting, climbing, reaching, bending, and stooping required.
• Work environment - airborne dust and dirt particles, along with various climatic temperatures.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must pass pre-employment drug screening
• Ability to work overtime when required
• Ability to work standing for long hours
• Ability to constantly lift, climb stairs and onto equipment, reach, bend, and stoop is required
• Knowledge and ability to work safely in a team environment.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions
• Manual dexterity and hand eye coordination
• Hearing and Visual ability.
• For long periods of time be able to: stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms, see and inspect, and bend in a non-heated or cooled environment
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in an airborne dust and dirt particles, with various climatic temperatures.
• Must wear Employer-provided personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to hazardous materials.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance
• Possess fast reflexes and unimpaired coordination
• Ability to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment