Fuel and Ash Handler I

Wheelabrator Gloucester Company, L.P. • Poughkeepsie, NY • 1d ago

Job DescriptionWIN Waste Innovations is looking for a Fuel and Ash Handler I who can monitor and operate auxiliary equipment to maintain safe, efficient, and continuous plant operations. The Fuel and Ash Handler will perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs to ash handling, tipping floor, and other assigned auxiliary systems. They will also be responsible for operating ash handling equipment and loading metals as assigned.Responsibilities:Operates mobile equipment including, but not limited to, industrial forklifts, manlifts, skid steer @type loaders, and other mobile equipment.Operates and completes all inspections on frontend loader on the Tipping Floor and in Ash House areasQualified to operate refuse crane and front-end loader as required in support and employee relief capacityApplies mechanical knowledge and skills sufficient to perform routine tasks such as opening vessels and equipment access doors, placing and removing furnace access equipment, overhead protection and staging, operating power tools and performing minor repairs to plant equipment and structures.Maintains and follows all Company environmental compliance, health and safety requirements, policies, procedures and rules.Use of 15,000 psi water blaster systems for cleaning, drain clearing and other activates as assigned following competency training.Use of mobile water pumps including diesel operated, gasoline powered, pneumatic and hydraulic. MSW Ash dewatering evolutions and compliant ash handling.Follows standard safety procedures. Corrects safety and environmental hazards and reports them to supervision immediatelyWork overtime and/or rotating shifts as requiredShovels loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or chemicals into machine hoppers or into vehicles and containers such as wheelbarrows, scrap truck, or barrels.Maintain positive work environment by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, vendors, co-workers and management.Qualifications:High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent work experienceMechanical abilities sufficient to perform equipment maintenance, minor repairs, and general preventative maintenance.Work Environment:Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.Noise in work environmentPhysical Demand:StandSit for prolonged periods of timeWalkHandle tools, equipment, fine motor skillsReach with hands and armsClimb and walk on heights often greater than 4 feetStoop, kneel, bend, push, pull, crawlAscend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency egress situationsLift 50 lbs.Move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, and uneven surfacesClose vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, corrected or otherwiseOperate a 1.5-inch fire hose operating at 125 psi line pressure to the extent required to extinguish fireOperate fire extinguishing equipment ranging from handheld extinguishers to 200 lb portable unitsAccess confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 12" by 16" manwaysPPE Required:Work in areas under adverse conditions that may require the donning and use of personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, the following with average fatigue:Negative pressure respiratorPositive pressure respiratorSelf-contained breathing apparatus (steel or composite bottle)HardhatApproved safety shoesEye protectionRubber suit and glovesChemical resistant suitHeat resistant outerwearFlame resistant outerwearApproved hearing protectionGlovesSafety harnessWhat You'll Enjoy:Industry leading benefitsMultiple and flexible medical plansOutstanding PTO programFloating HolidaysStrong 401k program and company matchTuition reimbursement planCollege loan reimbursementCollege scholarship p

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