Salvage Baler

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We are a winning organization with a great track record, solid plans and a vision for success in the future.

Employees have promotional opportunities; in fact last year 184 employees were promoted into better jobs. In addition our mission services provide thousands of people each year with training and employment opportunities for a bright future for them and their families. Because Jobs Change Lives.

The Baler loads and operates either a vertical or horizontal baling machines (with hopper and conveyer belt) with textiles, cardboard, paper and recycle plastic as a member of our Salvage team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safe operation of the baler machines.
• Material is processed, compacted, strapped and ejected onto a forklift for further transport.
• Keeping the salvage area safe, clean and organized.
• Ensuring that all safety rules are strictly followed to prevent injury with the use of pneumatic machines.
• HTP-41 Containers are inspected and sorted according to condition.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must be able to obtain a Valid First Aid card, which meets OSHA and WISHA standards within 30 days of hire.

Language Skills: Must have the ability to read, write, and speak fluent English.

Mathematical Skills: Basic arithmetic skills.

Physical Demands: Bending, lifting, and reaching are all repetitive movements that are required to perform this position. Standing for an 8hr. shift should be expected. Personal protective gear is required and/or issued to perform operations of the baler machines. The ideal candidate would be able to lift 50 pounds repetitively.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment can be high. The duties are primarily performed indoors, with open bay doors to the external environment.

Becoming a Member of our Team: To be considered for this opportunity, apply online. Only candidates with completed applications will be considered.

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a criminal history background check. For more information visit www.tacomagoodwill.org

This organization participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S. through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Social Security (SSA). For further information on E-Verify contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

At Goodwill, we welcome people with diverse backgrounds, including persons with disabilities or other disadvantages. In fact a substantial portion of our employees have a disability and/or economic disadvantage and we strongly encourage such persons to apply.