Company Info
Circular Services, the largest privately held recycling and organics provider in the U.S., strengthens this mission through its national scale and long-term municipal partnerships. It operates over 25 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:
We are currently looking for Traffic Controller to join our facility in Jersey City, NJ..
Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
- Direct and control vehicular and pedestrian traffic within the recycling facility to prevent accidents and maintain safety
- Enforce safety regulations and ensure compliance with traffic management procedures and guidelines
- Use two-way radios or other communications devices to coordinate with drivers, equipment operators, and other staff to manage traffic flow
- Resolve conflicts and address traffic-related issues promptly and professionally
- Maintain records of traffic incidents, accidents, and near-misses, and report them to the appropriate authorities
- Ensure proper placement and visibility of traffic signs, markings, and barriers to guide and regulate traffic
- Assist in the training of new employees and contractors on traffic management and safety protocols
- Other duties may be assigned
Minimum Job Qualifications:
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
- One year minimum experience in a heavy industrial setting or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English and Spanish fluently
Preferred Job Qualifications:
- One (1) year of previous relevant work experience, preferably in the compost or similar industry
- Basic awareness of federal, state, and local job site health and safety rules, regulations, and best practices.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
Normal work environment is outdoors, with exposure to all weather conditions, dirt, high levels of noise, smells/odors and at times exposure to dangerous and/or toxic substances requiring necessary precautions, including PPE.
The physical demands described here are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is
- Regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms.
- Frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Occasionally required to sit and talk or hear.
- Regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Job Type: Full-time
Location:
Benefits:
- Paid Parental Leave
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- HSA/ FSA
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401k matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
EEOC: Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
