The Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings; Client Services Division; Labor and Custodial Branch is seeking a reliable Baling Machine Operator with responsibility for sorting materials by recyclable grades, operating baling machines with capacities of one half to one ton bales, and using a forklift and/or crane to move completed bales from baling machines and placing bales on flatbed trucks for transport.

Duties

Tour of duty for this position is 9:30 p.m. Monday (night) to 6:00 a.m. Saturday (morning). Work schedule may require some occasionally mandatory overtime on holidays AND weekends. Executes all aspects of standard baling equipment operation tasks that require numerous procedures and techniques. Installs wrapping materials and bale banding wires into the pressure chamber. Loads sorted materials into the feed hopper and into sealed compression chambers. Activates the sensors and compresses materials, and wraps and bands compressed materials together. Works conveyor belt switches to start, stop, and speed conveyor belt with materials. Bales compressed materials by recyclable grades to specified sizes and weights. Separates materials as they move along the conveyor belt to the feed hopper, by removing bottles, cans, plastics, and other non-recyclable material by recyclable category grades to meet specifications. Uses a forklift and/or crane to move completed bales from baling machines and places bales on flatbed trucks for transport. Transports full recycling trucks weighing more than 80 pounds into cart dumper and operates lever that dumps recyclable materials into conveyor belt to the feed hopper. Transports full recycling trucks weighing more than 80 pounds from buildings such as the Hart, Dirksen, Russell corridors/hallways to the Hart loading dock for sorting. Transports trash trucks weighing more than 80 pounds into trash cart dumper and operates lever that dumps trash into trash compactor. Completes shipping documents indicating recyclable grades. Coordinates with contractors for disposition of materials at specified levels. Assists contractors with loading and disposition of bales of materials.

Requirements

• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate job-related elements.

Qualifications

You must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.You must meet the following SCREEN-OUT(S) required for this position. Ability to do the work of a Baling Machine Operator without more than normal supervision. Your resume must show that you have sufficient experience to perform the duties of the position as described in the vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address Architect of the Capitol 2nd and D Street, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20515 United States
• Name: Charmain Thomas
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]