Traffic Controller in Jersey City, New Jersey at Sims Municipal Recycling

Company Info

Circular Services is a leading developer and operator of circular economy infrastructure and services and the largest private recycling company in the U.S. with operations across the country. We help businesses and municipalities reduce and divert waste, lowering disposal costs and fueling local supply chains by ensuring materials are recovered, recycled, and reused.

About the Role:

We are currently looking for Traffic Controller to join our facility in Jersey City, NJ.

Shift: 3rd, 12AM – 8:30AM Job Type: Full-time | Location: Jersey City, NJ

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• FSA
• Vacation Time
• 401k Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

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.

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.