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Baling Machine Operator

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$24.50/hr - $28.58/hr

The Architect of the Capitol is seeking a reliable Baling Machine Operator to sort materials by recyclable grades and operate baling machines. The role involves heavy physical effort and the use of equipment like forklifts and cranes to transport materials.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Executes all aspects of standard baling equipment operation tasks that require numerous procedures and techniques

Installs wrapping materials and bale banding wires into the pressure chamber

Loads sorted materials into the feed hopper and into sealed compression chambers

Activates the sensors and compresses materials and wraps and bands compressed materials together

Works conveyor belt switches to start, stop, and speed conveyor belt with materials

Bales compressed materials by recyclable grades to specified sizes and weights

Separates materials as they move along the conveyor belt to the feed hopper, by removing bottles, cans, plastics, and other non-recyclable material by recyclable category grades to meet specifications

Uses a forklift and/or crane to move completed bales from baling machines and places bales on flatbed trucks for transport

Transports full recycling trucks weighing more than 80 pounds into cart dumper and operates lever that dumps recyclable materials into conveyor belt to the feed hopper

Transports full recycling trucks weighing more than 80 pounds from buildings such as the Hart, Dirksen, Russell corridors/hallways to the Hart loading dock for sorting

Transports trash trucks weighing more than 80 pounds into trash cart dumper and operates lever that dumps trash into trash compactor

Completes shipping documents indicating recyclable grades

Coordinates with contractors for disposition of materials at specified levels

Assists contractors with loading and disposition of bales of materials

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Baling machine operationForklift operationMaterial sortingHeavy liftingWork unsupervised

Required

Ability to do the work of a Baling Machine Operator without more than normal supervision

Experience in sorting materials by recyclable grades

Operating baling machines with capacities of one half to one-ton bales

Using a forklift and/or crane to move completed bales from baling machines and places bales on flatbed trucks for transport

Must lift be able to lift 80 pounds or more

You must be able to pass a drug test

Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements

A citizen of the United States; or a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship; or a person who is admitted as a refugee or granted asylum and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident; or a person who owes allegiance to the United States; or a person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States