**Job Title: Heavy Equipment Operator** **Job Description** As a heavy equipment operator, you will be responsible for traveling to waste supplier sites to screen and load organic waste material. You will operate, monitor, and maintain screening and loading equipment to facilitate the adequate processing of organic waste. You will safely transport the organic waste back to the facility. You will strictly comply with the facility’s safety protocols and determine the safety of incoming material to ensure it does not contain inappropriate material. **About the Role** As a heavy equipment operator, your work will help to slow climate change. By operating machinery that takes organic waste polluting the surrounding environment (i.e., excess manure from farms), your work will help to clean up and protect your community. Responsibilities of this role are as follows (and others that may not be listed): + Direct and assist truck drivers into proper position/location for screening and loading at waste supplier sites. + Travel to respective waste supplier sites to screen, collect, and load organic waste. + Operate feedstock screening equipment that sorts and cleans organic waste. + Determine whether the screened waste can be transported to the facility for operations. + Load screened organic waste into a truck and safely transport the material back to the facility. + Examine and determine the safety of incoming material to ensure it does not contain inappropriate material that may harm machinery. + Assist with maintenance and quality control of equipment including the front-end loader, pumps, tanks, and processing equipment. + Maintain facility grounds by cleaning loose trash and debris. Exert physical effort in operating machinery and handling objects up to 50 pounds while being on one’s feet (and outside) throughout the day. + Accept exposure to physical environments that involve dirt, odors, and noise during the workday and occasional weather extremes. + Accept exposure to (rare) occupational risks (cuts, burns, exposure to fumes & airborne particles). **Work Environment** Work primarily outside in the elements. Need to be comfortable with labor work out in the elements. Working 40- 50+ hour weeks. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to hire position based out of Hutchinson, Kansas. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $22.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Hutchinson,KS. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 4, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.