Equipment Operator II

Job Description

Job Description

Company Info

Circular Services is a leading developer and operator of circular economy infrastructure and services and the largest private recycling company in the U.S. with operations across the country. We help businesses and municipalities reduce and divert waste, lowering disposal costs and fueling local supply chains by ensuring materials are recovered, recycled, and reused.

About the Role: 

The Heavy Equipment Operator II is responsible for machinery that compresses and binds recyclable materials into bales for easy storage and transportation. This position requires the operator to monitor the machine’s performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure quality and safety standards are met. The Equipment Operator is responsible for conducting basic preventative maintenance and inspections of the machine, ensuring it is in proper working order.

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• FSA
• Vacation Time
• 401k matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities: 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions  

• Monitor the flow of materials ensuring they are loaded correctly into the baler
• Performs duties in a safe manner in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and company policies.
• Operates industrial balers and automated bunker system in the recycling plant, forklifts, machinery, and other equipment.
• Performs all assigned basic preventative maintenance on industrial balers and associated equipment.
• Makes minor repairs and adjustments to industrial balers and associated equipment.
• Operates computer controlled automated bunker system.
• Properly utilize balers and bunkers to ensure single stream processing is not interrupted.
• Responsible for housekeeping in assigned area including equipment and work areas.
• Maintain timely, appropriate, and professional communications with plan operations, maintenance department, and baler supervisor.
• Provide daily baler production reports to plan operations.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• Legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Valid Driver’s License (if applicable).
• Must be able to read, speak, and write basic English
• Mechanical aptitude 
• 1-2 previous experience operating industrial machinery
• Experience in the Recycling industry preferred.

Preferred Job Qualifications: 

• Performs duties in a safe manner in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and company policies.
• Operates industrial balers and Loader in the recycling plant.
• Performs all assigned basic preventative maintenance on industrial balers and associated equipment.
• Makes minor repairs and adjustments to industrial balers and associated equipment.
• Operates computer controlled automated bunker system.
• Properly utilize balers and bunkers to ensure single stream processing is not interrupted.
• Responsible for housekeeping in assigned area including equipment and work areas.
• Maintain timely, appropriate, and professional communications with plan operations, maintenance department, and baler supervisor.
• Provide daily baler production reports to plan operations.
• Other duties as assigned.