Beltpress Operator

Overview

GFL Environmental is one of North America’s leading waste management companies, dedicated to providing sustainable solutions to make communities cleaner, safer, and happier.

Key Responsibilities

• General maintenance and operation of a mobile belt press.
• Set up and tear down equipment at customers' treatment facilities.
• Maintain clean equipment and work area including shoveling and hosing.
• Abside by regulatory compliance and safety guidelines.
• Operate a tractor-trailer truck on site (non-highway) to stage trailers for loading.
• Operate additional pumps and ancillary equipment on site.
• Maintain down polymer solution for dewatering process.
• Perform daily production logging.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Valid state issued driver's license.
• Willing and able to obtain a Class D Wastewater Operator's license.
• Work flexible hours to include overtime and weekends as projects demand.
• Ability to travel as work demands.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Basic mathematical skills and tool knowledge.
• Ability to follow instructions and perform duties under limited supervision.
• Ability to operate equipment necessary to perform job.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend reports to accurately complete daily assignments.
• Ability to judge the distance between equipment and an object.
• Ability to work in accordance with Company safety policies & procedures, OSHA (Occupational and Safety Health Act) requirements, as well as all local, state, and federal laws.

Physical/Mental Demands

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach and lift in an outdoor environment 90% of the time.
• Must be able to use hands and fingers, kneel, crawl, talk, hear, climb and balance.
• Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to manually lift/move up to 25 pounds regularly.
• Ability to manually push/move up to 50 pounds with assistance from another employee.

Working Conditions

• Outdoors in varying adverse weather; low/high temperatures, wet and/or high humidity or sudden temperature changes.
• Exposure to outdoor elements, unpleasant odors, small space such as vehicle/equipment cabs, exposure to fumes, dust, or uneven ground.