Waste Material Handler

ABM Industries Inc

Normal, IL

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$19–$19.50 Per Hour
SKILLS
Aviation Industry, Background Investigation, Clean Technologies, Commercial Real Estate, Distribution Services, E Programming Language, Facilities Engineering, Homeland Security, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Leadership, Loading/Unloading, Material Moving, Materials Testing, Military, Military Industry, Operational Support, Organizational Skills, Pallet Jack, Physical Demands, Quality Metrics, Real Estate, Recycling, Regulatory Compliance, Safety Compliance, Safety Process, Safety/Work Safety, Service Delivery, Technical Delivery, Training Program, United States Military, Warehousing, Waste/Garbage/Recycle Collection
LOCATION
Normal, IL
POSTED
10 days ago

The Waste Material Handler is responsible for collecting, transporting, processing, and organizing a steady flow of waste and recyclable materials. These materials may include, but are not limited to, cardboard, plastic, scrap, refuse, and wooden shipping pallets. The Waste Material Handler supports safe and efficient material handling operations in assigned areas and may use site equipment, including balers, as trained and authorized. All team members are responsible for maintaining a safe, respectful, and healthy work environment.

Pay: $19.00-$19.50 hour

The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant's experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

Benefit Information: ABM offers a comprehensive benefits package. For information about ABM's benefits, visit ABM Team Member Benefits | Front Line Team Members

A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education. ABM is a military and veteran friendly employer, veterans and candidates with military experience encouraged to apply.

ABM (NYSE: ABM) is one of the world's largest providers of integrated facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions. Every day, our over 100,000 team members deliver essential services that make spaces cleaner, safer, and efficient, enhancing the overall occupant experience.

ABM serves a wide range of market sectors including commercial real estate, aviation, education, mission critical, and manufacturing and distribution. With over $8 billion in annual revenue and a blue-chip client base, ABM delivers innovative technologies and sustainable solutions that enhance facilities and empower clients to achieve their goals. Committed to creating smarter, more connected spaces, ABM is investing in the future to meet evolving challenges and build a healthier, thriving world. ABM: Driving possibility, together.

ABM is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer that does not discriminate on the basis of any trait or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including disability and protected veteran status. ABM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in completing the employment application, please call 888-328-8606. We will provide you with assistance and make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

ABM participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. E-Verify is an internet-based system used to electronically confirm employment eligibility.

ABM is a military-friendly company proudly employing thousands of men and women who have served in the U.S. military. With ABM, you'll have access to a world-class training program and ample opportunities to use the skills you developed while serving our country. Whether you're looking for a frontline or professional position, you can find post-military career opportunities across ABM.

ABM directs all applicants to apply at www.abm.com/careers. ABM does not accept unsolicited resumes or submissions outside of this portal. Applicants should submit their application by clicking Apply Now.

For more information, visit www.abm.com

Qualifications

  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Must meet all requirements to receive required site badges, including successful completion of a background check.
  • Previous experience in waste handling, recycling, warehouse support, janitorial support, or general labor preferred.
  • Ability to work in a physically demanding environment.
  • Ability to follow site safety procedures and direction from supervisors and managers.
  • Experience using pallet jacks, balers, or other basic material handling equipment is preferred.

Essential Functions

  • Communicate professionally at all times with clients, teammates, and other contractors.
  • Operate in assigned areas and perform daily waste and material handling duties based on client and site needs. Assigned areas may change depending on operational priorities.
  • Safely collect, transport, load, unload, sort, and stage waste and recyclable materials.
  • Assist with processing materials through site equipment, including balers, when trained and authorized.
  • Comply with all safety, security, compliance, and quality standards and procedures established by ABM and the Client.

Responsibilities

  • While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to walk, stand, climb, bend forward, and kneel during the assigned shift.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, push, pull, and transport 10 or more pounds for at least 75% of the shift to complete physical tasks related to responsibilities.
  • Come prepared to work with all assigned PPE and weather-permitting attire.
  • Secure the necessary tools and equipment to perform assigned tasks at the beginning of each shift.
  • Ensure that work equipment is clean and sanitized before, during, and after the shift.
  • Collect and transport waste materials to the proper designated disposal, staging, or processing areas.
  • Remove recyclable materials from trash or mixed material streams as assigned.
  • Process cardboard by cutting, breaking down, and placing materials into gaylords, balers, or other assigned collection areas.
  • Organize wood pallets through manual lifting or use of pallet jacks and place them in proper designated areas.
  • Evaluate materials for proper disposal, processing, staging, or possible reuse as directed by site procedures. -

Maintain assigned work areas in a clean, safe, and organized condition.

  • Perform general support duties including cleaning, sanitizing, sweeping, mopping, and dusting as needed in designated work areas.
  • Support changing operational needs and perform duties in different assigned areas throughout employment.
  • Report damaged, broken, or unsafe equipment and working conditions to site leadership. -

Understand and embody ABM Core Values and Success Behaviors.

  • Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Essential Functions

  • Communicate professionally at all times with clients, teammates, and other contractors.
  • Operate in assigned areas and perform daily waste and material handling duties based on client and site needs. Assigned areas may change depending on operational priorities.
  • Safely collect, transport, load, unload, sort, and stage waste and recyclable materials.
  • Assist with processing materials through site equipment, including balers, when trained and authorized.
  • Comply with all safety, security, compliance, and quality standards and procedures established by ABM and the Client.

Responsibilities

  • While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to walk, stand, climb, bend forward, and kneel during the assigned shift.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, push, pull, and transport 10 or more pounds for at least 75% of the shift to complete physical tasks related to responsibilities.
  • Come prepared to work with all assigned PPE and weather-permitting attire.
  • Secure the necessary tools and equipment to perform assigned tasks at the beginning of each shift.
  • Ensure that work equipment is clean and sanitized before, during, and after the shift.
  • Collect and transport waste materials to the proper designated disposal, staging, or processing areas.
  • Remove recyclable materials from trash or mixed material streams as assigned.
  • Process cardboard by cutting, breaking down, and placing materials into gaylords, balers, or other assigned collection areas.
  • Organize wood pallets through manual lifting or use of pallet jacks and place them in proper designated areas.
  • Evaluate materials for proper disposal, processing, staging, or possible reuse as directed by site procedures. -

Maintain assigned work areas in a clean, safe, and organized condition.

  • Perform general support duties including cleaning, sanitizing, sweeping, mopping, and dusting as needed in designated work areas.
  • Support changing operational needs and perform duties in different assigned areas throughout employment.
  • Report damaged, broken, or unsafe equipment and working conditions to site leadership. -

Understand and embody ABM Core Values and Success Behaviors.

  • Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

About the Company

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ABM Industries Inc

ABM offers a wide variety of service-related positions, including electricians, HVAC technicians, security officers, parking attendants, and cleaning jobs. ABM cares about your success.

We provide training so that you learn new job skills and take pride in the quality service you're giving to clients. You'll look like the trained professional you are when you wear a ABM uniform.For your health and safety, we use non-toxic cleaning products and up-to-date equipment.

Our internal training program focuses on teaching you the skills and processes that have helped many of our employees starting out as a janitor, cashier, security officer or building engineer grow into various management roles throughout the company. These jobs aren't your everyday at ABM; they are careers.

Thousands of commercial, industrial, government and retail clients look to ABM for consistent quality service that meets their specialized facility service needs including commercial cleaning and maintenance, facility engineering, energy efficiency, parking and security services.

With fiscal 2011 revenues of approximately $4.2 billion and nearly 100,000 employees, our 300+ offices across the U.S. and various international locales enable us to provide custom facility solutions to sites of all sizes — from neighborhood banks and schools to the largest and most complex facilities, such as corporate office parks and major airports.

With more than 300+ offices located throughout the country, we are always accepting applications for janitorial maintenance, landscaping gardeners, security guards, parking attendants, shuttle drivers and building engineers.

ABM IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER (MINORITY/FEMALE/VETERAN/DISABILITY)

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Business Services - Other
FOUNDED
1909
WEBSITE
http://www.abm.com/