About the role
Position: Teardown Specialist Reports To: Facilities Manager Department: PRC Warehouse FLSA Status: Non-Exempt EEO Classification: Laborer
Location: Orleans, IN Hours: 6:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. M-F
Starting pay is $16.50/hour. **Please monitor your email for communications regarding your application** No phone inquiries please Primary Purpose Successful candidates are expected to comply with general attendance policies and safety policies and procedures.
Primary Purpose The Teardown Specialist is responsible for disassembling, sorting and prepping incoming packaging for recycling or reuse.
Essential Duties Prepare racks and totes for recycling by removing dunnage, stickers, plastic and rubber.
Minimum Experience and Qualifications Ability to: * Safely use equipment such as scrapers, knives, drills, pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers, oscillating tools and pry bars. * Adhere to 5S standards * Repetitively perform gripping and tearing motions. * Stand, walk, bend, twist and reach for 8 to 10 hours a day. * Adhere to safety protocols, including wearing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). * Work in a non-climate-controlled shop environment where air conditioning is not available during the summer, and heating is limited during the winter.
Experience Minimum 6 months experience using basic hand tools. Previous assembly or tear down experience is preferred but not required.
Physical Demands Activity Frequency Bending/Stooping Frequently (55%-79%) Climbing-Stairs, Ladder, Slope Seldom (1%-9%) Grasping/Handling Constantly (80%-100%) Kneeling Frequently (55%-79%) Standing Constantly (80%-100%) Twisting Frequently (55%-79%) Walking Occasionally (10%-29%)
Physical Effort
Lift/Carrying Distance Frequency 1.1-10 lbs. Overhead, one-hand carry Occasionally (10%-29%) 11-25 lbs. To/from floor Frequently (55%-79%) 26-50 lbs. To/from floor, two-hand Occasionally (10%-29%) 51-75 lbs. Waist Occasionally (10%-29%)