Material Handler I

Veolia is the world's leading environmental services company with ~179,000 employees globally and a 160-year history. We help our customers address their environmental and sustainability challenges in energy, water and waste. That means improving our clients' energy efficiency, better managing their water and wastewater, and recovering resources from their wastes. We do this in a safe, cost-effective and innovative manner for cities, governments, campuses, businesses, and industries.

Job Description

Job Description

Material Handler (Union)

Sauget, IL

Hours:

Rotating Shifts, Days: 6:00 am - 4:30 pm for two weeks then Nights 6:00 pm - 4:30 am for two weeks

$18.91/hr

Veolia is a global water, energy and environmental company operating in over 40 countries with 179,000 employees focused on delivering environmentally sustainable solutions. Within our Environmental Solutions and Services Team, we work with many clients to retrieve and dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials. Whenever possible, we will recycle these materials. Materials that cannot be recycled will be disposed of properly to ensure future generations' have a safe and healthy environment.

Veolia's Trade Waste Incineration facility is looking for qualified Material Handlers to join our team. We are a like minded team focused on safety, environmental compliance, customer service and operational excellence. Our local Sauget, IL operations has been in existence for 30+ years and has continued to provide career progression opportunities (pay rates over $30.00/hr) for those looking to work in a team environment where safety, innovation and operational excellence commitments are recognized.

During a typical day a Material Handler might:

• Stage all necessary materials for processing and repackaging waste for the incinerator.

• Suit up with proper personal protective equipment and other necessary equipment for environmental protection.

• Break down and extract waste materials from various vendor containers and consolidate them into a mixing pan.

• Process materials into various combinations of solids, mixes, and slurries and packages per process plan.

• Record all material processed to maintain in-process inventory data using electronic scanning devices.

• Shrink-wrap charges; move to incinerator dock using a forklift.

• Dump waste hoppers, clean the process area and maintain cleanliness around the department.

• Change out air supply banks (provides clean air source for personal protective suits) as required.

• Maintain a complete inventory of personal protection equipment and other departmental supplies.

• Communicate with the lead person and on-coming shift crews as required.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

* High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required

Certification/Licenses:

* 24-Hour/40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred, but not required

* Forklift license preferred, but not required

Veolia conducts a background check, drug test, and physical.

Additional information

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

* High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required

Certification/Licenses:

* 24-Hour/40-Hour HAZWOPER training preferred, but not required

* Forklift license preferred, but not required

Veolia conducts a background check, drug test, and physical.

Additional information

Additional Information

About Veolia:

Veolia offers the most complete range of environmental solutions to meet the challenges of cities, governments, campuses, businesses and industries. Our network of talent and hands-on know-how is unique and unrivaled.

We help our customers address their environmental and sustainability challenges in energy, water and waste. That means improving our clients' energy efficiency, better managing their water and wastewater, and recovering resources from their wastes. We do this in a safe, cost-effective and innovative manner for more than 550 communities and more than 30,000 businesses, campuses and organizations throughout North America.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.