About Circular Services
Circular Services is the largest privately held recycling and organics service provider in the U.S. It operates over 35 facilities serving major long-term municipal and commercial contracts. The mission of Circular Services is to keep valuable materials in circulation and minimize the cost and environmental impact of landfills. The company services municipal contracts with some of the largest and fastest growing cities in the U.S. including New York City, Austin, San Antonio, and Phoenix.

About the Role

The scale house operator is responsible for helping to maintain the day-to-day operation and administrative duties associated with operation of the scale. This position requires a detail-oriented person able to maintain focus in a fast-paced processing plant. This position reports to the Business Operations Manager.

• Work hours are Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• May need to work from 6:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on occasion.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Operate scale house computers to obtain weight information for incoming recycle haulers and outbound shipments.
• Compare scale tickets and bills of lading to verify accuracy of shipment contents and weights
• Operates traffic control devices to allow vehicles to proceed to tipping area and exit from facility
• Issues receipts to vehicle driver and collects tickets
• Maintain accurate overall record keeping for reporting and analysis
• Use of radio communications with worksite operators
• Communicating with haulers and truck drivers
• Communicating with Supervisors and Peers, providing information to supervisors and co-workers by telephone, written form, and email and in person.
• Performing day to day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Maintain, monitor, and clean work areas, counters, windows and area around scale office
• Follows company safety policies and procedures to prevent injuries and accidents

Minimum Job Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Able to function under minimal supervision.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• Use computers to enter data and process information
• Detail oriented in obtaining, documenting and recording information from all relevant sources
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work well in a noisy environment
• Organized and punctual
• A positive attitude is essential
• Interact with truck drivers, haulers, vendors, customers in a friendly and professional manner

Other Duties

All job requirements in this job description provided indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities deemed necessary to perform the job competently. Job descriptions are an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to sit, walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, speak and hear.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate