Traffic Spotter

About the role

Sunshine Disposal & Recycling has an opening for a full-time employee as a Spotter/Materials Recovery processor at our Spokane Valley, WA location. This is a full-time, day-shift position. Current available shift is Saturday–Tuesday (4 days); 6:30 am – 5:00 pm (10-hour shift).

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous visual monitoring of traffic entering and leaving the transfer station site.
• Visually inspect incoming loads for unacceptable materials.
• Provide exceptional customer service to all residential and commercial customers.
• Give directive signals and/or verbal instructions to customer vehicles to optimize safe flow of traffic.
• Pick up litter and debris on an ongoing basis each day in transfer station and parking lot areas.
• Separate recyclables from tipping floor areas and place into appropriate area/receptacles.
• Operate forklift when required/requested by supervisor (must complete training).
• Attend all necessary meetings as scheduled, including safety, training and benefits meetings.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Valid Driver’s License preferred.
• First Aid training must be completed when scheduled by the company.
• Forklift training must be completed when scheduled by the company.
• HAZWOPER Certification to be completed when scheduled by the company.
• Fall Protection training required at time of hire.
• Other safety training must be completed when scheduled by the company.

Physical Abilities

• Regularly (6–10 hours per day): sit, stand, walk, seeing, hearing.
• Occasionally (2–4 hours per day): pull/push, stoop/crouch, bend/twist, grasp, fine finger manipulation, reach, lift up to 40 pounds.
• Clearly see 20+ feet, with or without corrective lenses and differentiate between colors.

Compensation

$18.13 per hour with a $1.00 per hour wage bump after 12 months of employment, as well as annual COLA.

Benefits

• Company-paid (employee only) medical/dental/vision benefits (dependent benefits available and must be paid by employee).
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Plan.
• 401(k) plan with match (after meeting eligibility).
• Optional employee-paid Accident, Life and Disability insurance are offered.
• Paid holidays and paid PTO.

We are a Drug Free Workplace—this includes pre-employment and random testing as permitted by law.