Material Handler

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Looking for steady work, great benefits, and a hands-on job where your work matters?

Join Arcwood Environmental as a Material Handler in Benton. You'll work alongside an experienced team to safely receive, move, process, and prepare materials for storage and shipment at our waste treatment facility.

This is a hands-on, active role for someone who likes working with equipment, being part of a team, and getting the job done safely and the right way.

What You'll Do

• Load, unload, move, and process solid and liquid materials
• Operate equipment such as forklifts, Bobcats, pumps, and hydraulic balers
• Prepare, label, and organize containers for storage and shipment
• Collect material samples and perform basic compatibility checks
• Use barcode equipment to track inventory and material movement
• Keep work areas and equipment clean, organized, and safe
• Wear required PPE and follow established safety procedures
• Learn and follow environmental, DOT, OSHA, and facility requirements
• Pitch in wherever needed to help the team succeed

Education

You may be a great fit if you:
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent (required)

Experience

You may be a great fit if you:

• Have experience in a warehouse, manufacturing, industrial, environmental, construction, or other hands-on work environment (1+ years)
• Are comfortable working around industrial equipment and in a physically active environment
• Take safety seriously and follow procedures
• Are dependable, hardworking, and willing to learn
• Work well as part of a team

40-hour HAZWOPER certification is a plus, but not required.

Overview

About Arcwood

Every advancement-from the products we use to the medicines and technologies we depend on-creates waste that must be handled responsibly. For more than 50 years, Arcwood Environmental has helped organizations across the United States manage the byproducts of progress safely and thoughtfully. With deep expertise and innovative waste management technology across a growing nationwide footprint, Arcwood protects people, communities, and the environment through work that often happens behind the scenes.

Our Values

We move forward together, one team with a shared purpose, counting on each other every day. Our core values demonstrate how we work together to deliver value for our customers, putting them at the center of all we do:

• Lead with Safety: We uphold the highest safety and compliance standards to protect our teams, our customers and the communities that count on us.
• Solve Problems Creatively: We push for better - advancing technologies, processes, and ideas that protect human health and the environment.
• Own It Together: We are individually and collectively accountable for our work and our impact, knowing that progress is only achieved by working together - with our customers, and with each other.
• Deliver for Customers: We put customers at the center of all we do. When we live our values - lead with safety, solving problems creatively, and owning our work together - the result is clear: we deliver exceptional value for our customers.

We've reached a unique point as a company: big enough to deliver broad capability and consistent performance, while striving to be nimbler and more responsive to our customers' evolving needs. Come join Arcwood and be part of our legacy of environmental leadership!

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

Arcwood offers stability you can count on and opportunities to grow. We provide steady work, competitive pay, and above-market benefits that reflect the importance of what we do. As we continue to grow, you'll have the chance to build skills, take on new challenges, and build a career. When you join Arcwood, you join a team that honors its legacy, values hardworking people, and shows up every day to protect people, communities, and the future we share.


Arcwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal laws.

A post-offer drug screen and background check will be required.

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