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 Baler Operator 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 Baler Operator is responsible for conducting basic preventative maintenance and inspections of the machine, ensuring it is in proper working order.
Shift: 2nd (Job Type: Full-time) | Location: Frisco, TX
Benefits:- Health, Dental, Vision insuranceFSAVacation 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.
- 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:
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.
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.
OTHER DUTIESAll job requirements in this job description provided indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities deemed necessary to perform the job competently. Job descriptions are an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested.
Preferred Job Qualifications:- Must be able to read, speak, and write basic Spanish/English
- Mechanical aptitude
- Previous experience operating industrial machinery
- Experience in the Recycling industry preferred.
- Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
Normal work environment is outdoors, with exposure to all weather conditions, dirt, high levels of noise, smells/odors and at times exposure to dangerous and/or toxic substances requiring necessary precautions, including PPE.The physical demands described here are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Regular use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms
Exposure to high traffic conditions and/or tight driving areas.
Exposure to residential and commercial recyclables and waste.
Ability to work flexible hours; overtime, weekends, and/or holidays.
Ability to work overtime, weekends and/or holidays.
Legally eligible to work in the United States.
Valid driver’s license (if applicable).EEOC: Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
