Production Operator - Cleaning I
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At Evergreen, we're in business to change the world. Evergreen was originally founded in 1998 to provide a sustainable, reliable supply of quality polyester resin. Each year, Evergreen recycles billions of PET bottles, keeping them out of landfills, oceans, rivers, forests, and roadways. We also produce hundreds of millions of pounds of recycled PET plastic that goes into new bottles and other products. There's another important side to Evergreen. We partner with municipal and commercial recycling facilities as well as business and industrial customers, accepting recyclable material and offering rebates for PET bottles and other PET material. This material is then sorted and made ready for other uses. The end goal is to make landfills a thing of the past, help customers achieve sustainability goals and make the circular economy possible for all of us.MAJOR FUNCTIONS:Keeping the line fed with material.Monitoring Material infeed and output.Assemble and load out boxes/super sacks at the end of the line.Weighs and properly labels boxes/sacks utilizing computer inventory system.Monitors cleaning line to ensure material is flowing properly.Make visual spot checks for product quality.Do daily clean-up tasks.Perform other tasks that may be required or assigned.RequirementsPrior experience operating a forklift.Awareness of basic job functions and responsibilities.Ability to operate department equipment with minimal assistance.Ability to perform physical requirements of the job (prolonged physical exertions including continuous visual and mental attention, standing, reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting up to 50lbs, carrying and climbing).Self-starter, aggressive work ethic and ability to work with minimal supervision.Safety conscious.Ability to be flexible to work any shift and/or to adjust shift when necessary.Ability to work in various conditions with exposure to weather elements.Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Legally eligible to work in the United States.Must be able to read and speak the English language well enough to communicate, understand, and respond to questions, instructions, signs, signals, and safety training.WORKING CONDITIONSExposure to weather elements.Exposure to dust, noise, heat, cold, and fumes found in a shop environment.This position requires approximately 12 hours per day standing and/or walking.Salary Description$18.02 per hour