Hazardous Waste and Product Recovery Associate
Dollar Tree
**This is a 3rd shift position: Sunday - Thursday 10:00pm - 6:30am (Mandatory overtime as business needs)**
**Starting hourly rate:** $20.00
**General Summary:**
Perform general and preventive hazardous waste and product recovery duties that include collecting and transporting trash throughout the facility to the compactor sorting area; inspecting trash and removing potentially hazardous waste and recovered product prior to placing in the compactor; transporting and processing waste at the hazardous waste accumulation station; recovering sellable product (e.g., strays and general merchandise) throughout the facility; and cleaning up and processing hazardous spills.
In addition, loading and unloading trailers; moving merchandise from area to area; and using conveyors and forklift equipment throughout the Distribution Center, as required.
**Essential Job Functions:**
• Collect waste and trash throughout the facility.
• Sort and recover sellable product and potentially hazardous waste prior to trash being placed in the compactor.
• Recover general merchandise, stray product and potentially hazardous waste on the shipping dock, merge, and all mods (1-4).
• Perform offline recovery.
• Record all damaged product in the system.
• Process all hazardous waste at the accumulation station.
• Maintain the accumulation station (e.g., proper labeling, adequate supplies, no grime or residue).
• Assist housekeeping associates in the removal, disposal, and compacting of trash, as well as general cleaning.
• Perform general warehouse duties, as required, including loading and unloading trailers and use of forklift type equipment.
**Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:**
High school diploma or equivalent required. Previous warehouse experience preferred.
Ability to adapt to job duty and department changes, as required.
**Physical Requirements:**
These are physical and mental requirements of the position as it is typically performed. Inability to meet one or more of these physical or mental requirements will not automatically disqualify a candidate or employee from the position. Upon request for a reasonable accommodation, the Company may be able to adjust or excuse one or more of these requirements, depending on the requirement, the essential functions to which it relates, and the proposed accommodation.
_x_Seeing _x_Ability to Move Distances _x_Lifting (specify)
_x_Color Perception Within & Between 70_Pounds
_x_Hearing/Listening Warehouses/Offices _x_Carrying (specify)
_x_Clear Speech _x_Climbing 30_Pounds
_x_Touching _x_Ability to Mount & _x_Driving
_x_Dexterity Dismount Forklift/Truck ___Other
_x_Hand _x_Pushing/Pulling
_x_Finger
Mental/Reasoning Requirements:
_x_Reading - Simple _x_Writing - Complex ___Analysis/Comprehension
_x_Reading - Complex _x_Clerical ___Judgment/Decision Making
_xWriting - Simple _x_Basic Math Skills
Work Environment:
_x_Shift Work _x_Outside _x_Pressurized Equipment
_x_Work Alone _x_Extreme Heat _x_Moving Objects
_x_Work with Others _x_Extreme Cold _x_High Places
_x_Verbal Contact w/Others _x_Noise _x_Fumes/Odors
_x_Face-to-Face Contact _x_Mechanical Equipment _x_Hazardous Materials
_x_Inside _x_Electrical Equipment _x_Dirt & Dust
**Disclaimer:**
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to change and/or modify job duties at any time.
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