Recycling Plant Sorter Pen Argyl, PA

Description

Date posted: April 22, 2026

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Job description:

Job description

Our client is seeking individuals to work as sorters at its recycling and processing facility in Pen Argyl, PA 18072. The pay rate is $17.00/hour. Shift is Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or till close. No experience is necessary, just the willingness and desire to show up and do the required work.

Shift is 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., or until close, range of 40 to 60 hours a week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Follow proper processing procedures for sorting textile products
• Follow all required safety and personal protective equipment facility guidelines, including the use of a respirator if needed, as required
• Conduct daily pre- and post- shift safety inspection of equipment
• Keep work area clean of debris and maintain good housekeeping
• Ensure proper labeling and container requirements are met
• Performs general manual labor tasks including, but not limited to, lifting and moving materials,
• Conducts other duties and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required:

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. approximately 300 times during an 8-hour shift.

Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) occasionally.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling and lifting objects up to 75 pounds most of the day - includes lifting lamp boxes to feed into machinery; pushing/pulling pallets of material, moving full drums with use of hand trucks.
• Required to stand on feet the entire workday.
• Required to bend at the waist to pick objects off the floor most of the day.
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) occasionally.
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements occasionally.
• Normal setting for this job is: manual labor.

PPE:6 inch steel toes lace up boots.

Benefits:

• Safety equipment provided

Application Question(s):

• Do you have your own reliable transportation(not Uber or Lyft)?
• Are you able to lift 50 pounds of the course of an 8 to 10 hour day?

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Pen Argyl, PA 18072 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Pen Argyl, PA 18072: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person