Material Handler

Transdev - Sauget, IL

Full-time

Sauget, IL

5,001-10,000 employees

Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

About the position

The Material Handler at Veolia North America is responsible for preparing hazardous waste materials for incineration in a safe and efficient manner. This role involves breaking down and extracting materials from various containers and repackaging them according to process plans for feeding into the incinerator. The position requires adherence to safety protocols and effective communication with team members.

Responsibilities

• Assemble boxes and stage all necessary materials for processing and repackaging waste into charge boxes for incinerator.
• Suit up with proper personal protection equipment and other necessary equipment for environmental protection.
• Break down and extract waste materials from various vendor containers and dump into mixing pan.
• Process materials into various combinations of solids, mixes and/or slurries and repackages into charge boxes per process/plan; weighs all charges to meet process plan specifications.
• Record all material processed to maintain in-process inventory data using electronic scanning devices.
• Shrink-wrap charges and move to incinerator dock for burning.
• Consolidate material from drums into roll-off containers for incineration.
• Reclaim vendor drums for recycling and crush drums that are not reusable.
• Dump waste hoppers and clean process area and maintain cleanliness around department.
• Change out air supply banks as required.
• Maintain a complete inventory of personal protection equipment and other department supplies.
• Communicate with all leadmen and on-coming shift crews as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals and fractions, and use simple formulas and charts.
• Ability to communicate through reading and writing.
• Trained in the use of material handling equipment.

Nice-to-haves

• 40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred.

Benefits

• Paid time off policies
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer sponsored 401(k) plan