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Affirmative Action Policy Statement:
Eureka Recycling will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicants for employment or internship on the basis of race, creed, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, familial status, age, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or affectional orientation. |
Jobs
Recycling Collection Driver
Internships - Spring 2010
Communications Intern (Focus: Contact Management)
Zero-Waste Events Intern
JOBS
RECYCLING COLLECTION DRIVER
JOB TITLE: Recycling Collection Driver
REPORTS TO: Director of Operations
STARTING SALARY: $15.00-17.00/hr. commensurate with experience
BENEFITS: Health, dental, long-term disability, holidays and vacation days.
BACKGROUND: Eureka Recycling is a nonprofit organization serving Saint Paul and the Twin Cities area residents and businesses. Its purpose is to provide cutting-edge waste reduction and recycling information, services and programs that provide the greatest environmental results and are economically sustainable. Eureka Recycling's current programs directly serve 114,000 single- and multi-family households and municipal and community buildings in the city of Saint Paul. Eureka Recycling’s recycling facility is located at 2828 Kennedy Street N.E. in Minneapolis (near 280 and Broadway Ave NE).
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: To perform manual labor in collecting recyclables from residences and buildings in Saint Paul, recording route data, providing excellent customer service, hauling to a material recovery facility and tipping at the material recovery facility.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operates an International chassis equipped with Labrie Top-Select body for the collection of recyclable materials from residential homes and various building locations and transports it for recycling to a material recovery facility (MRF).
- Follows a scheduled or authorized modified route as required.
- Operates a two-way radio to communicate with and receive instructions from a supervisor or dispatcher.
- Responsible for performing daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections of vehicle and performs minor maintenance such as monitoring fluid levels, checking for leaks, vehicle lighting, belts, air brake system function, tire pressure and other functions necessary for safe and efficient operation, recording results on Vehicle Condition Reports (VCR’s).
- Responsible for washing and cleaning interior of vehicle as required.
Reports malfunctions and repair requirements to fleet maintenance personnel and record on VCR.
- Tag containers to inform customers of issues involving their set-out of recyclables.
- Fill out and turn in driver reports and VCR’s every day, and fill out driver hour logs.
- Keep informed of road and weather conditions.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Provide customer service in a professional and respectful manner when dealing with the public.
- Responsible for communicating accidents, incidents and injuries immediately to your supervisor, as well as completing all necessary reports.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid Class B Commercial driver's license with air brake endorsement.
- Clean driving record. Applicants are subject to approval by employer’s insurance company for coverage. Must be 25 years of age or older.
- Medical exams are part of the qualification requirements to get a Commercial Driver's License.
- Reliable vehicle to get back and forth to work.
- Drivers must take an annual medical exam to keep their license.
- Pre-employment medical exams and pre-employment mandatory drug testing is required prior to employment. Subject to all DOT requirements for the operation of straight bodied vehicles with a GVW of 33,000 lbs.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 1 year driving a Class B commercial vehicle with air brakes.
- Experience driving the above on city streets and within residential neighborhoods while making multiple stops, tight turns and/or backing up.
- Knowledge of the city of Saint Paul’s roads.
- Residential recycling or garbage collection experience preferred.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Good communication via a two-way radio
- Legible handwriting
- Ability to keep records of relevant route data
- Observe legal and defensive driving practices.
- Work courteously and tactfully with customers and employees.
- Effective communication skills in English.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Outdoor work environment; regular exposure to fumes, dust and odors
- Subject to seasonal and adverse weather conditions
- Subject to noise from equipment operation
- Must drive a vehicle to conduct work.
- Must perform heavy physical labor; lifting and carrying heavy objects
- Will be required to sit for extended periods of time
- Must climb in and out of truck; bending at the waist; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; carrying; pushing and pulling.
- Need to be able to lift 50 pounds.
- Must have dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of buttons and levers; and use of feet to control pedals on equipment.
- An application and other materials are required
(must submit a copy of Class B Drivers w/airbrakes license).
Position will remain open until filled.
Applicants must come to 2828 Kennedy Street NE
to fill out an application to apply.
For directions or questions, please call (651) 222-7678.
Affirmative Action Policy Statement
Eureka Recycling will not discriminate against or harass any employee, or applicants for employment or internship on the basis of race, creed, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, familial status, age, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or affectional orientation.
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Internships at Eureka Recycling
Eureka Recycling has an organization-wide commitment to hosting interns. Our board, presidents, and staff recognize the enthusiasm, talent, and results that interns bring to our organization and are dedicated to providing students with meaningful work experience. We have hosted 49 interns since 2000. Our internship program is overseen by a designated staff person and includes a formal orientation and training, written workplans, mid-internships meetings with other interns, exit interviews, and evaluations with interns. Our internship program is grounded in a project-based model in which our intern workplans are centered on meaningful projects that directly impact the work of our organization.
Eureka Recycling offers internship positions several times throughout the year. Thank you for your interest.
COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
(FOCUS: CONTACT MANAGEMENT)
Date: Spring 2010
Hours: 10-15 hours per week, flexible.
Compensation: Unpaid, bus passes available.
Reports to: Communications Manager
Background
Eureka Recycling is a local, nonprofit organization that specializes in recycling and waste reduction. Eureka Recycling believes that waste is preventable, not inevitable, and provides cutting-edge, economically sustainable programs that serve the Twin Cities metro area, including the Twin Cities Free Market, the Recycled Products Co-op, event recycling, compost workshops, and more. Eureka Recycling’s services, program and advocacy efforts are designed to be cost-effective while ensuring the greatest environmental benefits. In 2009, Eureka Recycling is actively working to create a movement of individuals, organization, businesses, and governments that understand the benefits of composting and its important role in achieving zero waste.
Description
Eureka Recycling is a community based organization that values the importance of building and maintaining relationships with large and diverse groups of people and organizations. In order to effectively maintain these relationships, communicate the necessary messages, and engage the community and our partners in the work that needs to be done to reach a zero-waste future, Eureka Recycling’s informational and contact lists need improvement and organization. This intern will work with the communications team to gather current contact information, help identify potential partners, such as elected officials, media outlets, environmental organizations and community groups to connect with, as well as manage vital informational lists that are used for the curbside and apartment recycling program, advocacy and policy work, and cross departmental education, outreach and program work. Additional responsibilities will include administration and updates to Eureka Recycling’s website and Facebook page to engage our contacts and partners.
Eureka Recycling is seeking an organized, detailed-oriented individual with strong communication skills to provide assistance to the communications department staff. This internship is ideal for a person who is interested in helping with the behind the scenes processes that allow for Eureka Recycling to engage and inform important political and community groups, as well as individuals, the media, and recyclers, to further Eureka Recycling’s zero-waste mission.
Responsibilities
1. Work with various teams to develop up-to-date, complete contact lists for various projects and programs. This intern will have a prioritized “list of lists” to work on throughout the internship.
2. Conduct internet and phone research to complete contact lists. Develop systems to organize information. Work with all staff to obtain and catalog new contacts in contact lists.
3. Under the direction of the communication managers, use the completed contact lists to disseminate information to engage and inform our constituents on various programs and topics. Learn and use email newsletter software.
4. Work with city contacts (predominately from the City of Maplewood) to obtain mailing list information. Make recommendation for the necessary onsite research to verify mailing addresses. Conduct onsite research.
5. Make recommendations for organizing data in Eureka Recycling’s contact management database, based on experience working with contact lists.
6. Administration and updates to Eureka Recycling’s website and Facebook page.
7. Perform general office duties (filing, data entry, mailings, photocopies, etc.) as needed to complete above responsibilities.
8. Attend staff trainings on recycling issues when possible.
9. Assist with special projects as needed, which may include assisting with event preparation and monitoring for at least one zero-waste event and participating in sorting waste to help identify ways to reduce waste and increase recycling.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Computer skills: proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet (Outlook). (No graphic design, database, or web development software knowledge is necessary.)
2. Excellent attention to detail.
3. Demonstrated organization skills. Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
4. Good verbal communication skills.
5. Ability to interact respectfully with diverse groups of people in a variety of settings.
6. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
7. Interest in the environment and working with community-based organizations.
8. Spanish, Hmong or Somali language skills a plus.
9. Transportation required for making site visits to locations that are not served by the bus system. Mileage will be reimbursed.
Complete application packets (including resumé, cover letter, and required application) will be accepted until position is filled. Once the position has been filled, additional applicants will not be considered. To request the required application, please email mattw@eurekarecycling.org.
Contact:
Matt Wolfe, Office Administrator
E-mail: mattw@eurekarecycling.org
Phone: (651) 222-7678
Fax: (612) 623-3277
Eureka Recycling
2828 Kennedy Street NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
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ZERO-WASTE EVENT INTERN
Date: Spring 2010 (March 1 – June 30)
Hours: 10 - 15 hours per week, flexible. Some evening and weekend hours required.
Compensation: Unpaid, bus passes provided.
Reports to: Waste Reduction Manager
Background
Eureka Recycling is a local, nonprofit organization that specializes in recycling and waste reduction. Eureka Recycling believes that waste is preventable, not inevitable, and provides cutting-edge, economically sustainable programs that serve the Twin Cities metro area, including the Twin Cities Free Market, the Recycled Products Co-op, event recycling, compost workshops, and more. Eureka Recycling’s services, program and advocacy efforts are designed to be cost-effective while ensuring the greatest environmental benefits. Eureka Recycling is actively working to create a movement of individuals, organization, businesses, and governments that understand the benefits of composting and its important role in achieving zero waste.
For over ten years, Eureka Recycling has coordinated zero-waste events in the Twin Cities, including the Wishes for the Sky, Rock the Garden, Tour de Fat, Saint Paul Bike Classic and the Northland Bioneers Conference. Because of Eureka Recycling’s education, waste-reduction, recycling, and composting services, over 40 events in 2009, attended by over 60,000 people, were able to divert 96% of the discards generated to recycling and composting.
Eureka Recycling is seeking a self-motivated, flexible, and organized individual to support zero-waste events and new business ventures. This intern will experience firsthand how Eureka Recycling works to achieve its mission to reduce waste through entrepreneurial projects. This internship is ideal for someone who is seeking a hands-on experience in zero-waste event implementation and planning.
Description
The Zero-Waste Event internship assists with emerging business development projects, with a focus on our zero-waste event services. This work will involve hands-on management of equipment, volunteers, and materials discarded during events. This intern will also assist with zero-waste event coordination and support greater efficiency as we develop our events program. This internship may also include data collection and analysis as well as event-related research.
Responsibilities
1. Organize, track, and prepare equipment for zero-waste events.
2. Work with event vendors and exhibitors to prepare for zero-waste events.
3. Participate in collection and education activities at zero-waste events.
4. Track and analyze data for reporting on zero-waste events and composting projects.
5. Perform general office duties (filing, mailings, photocopies, etc.).
6. Participate in reviewing and/or sorting waste to help identify ways to reduce waste and increase recycling.
7. Support other business development projects as assigned, which may include research.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Experience organizing projects and demonstrated ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
2. Excellent planning, tracking, and record keeping skills.
3. Ability to interact respectfully with diverse groups of people in a variety of settings.
4. Ability to stand for periods of time at events and to lift 40 pounds on a regular basis.
5. Experience working in a team-based environment with the ability to work independently.
6. Interest in the environment and working with community-based organizations and culturally diverse communities.
7. Interest in cutting-edge environmental, recycling, and waste reduction issues.
8. Experience using assorted office machines (copier, fax machine).
9. Computer proficiency (MS Word, Excel) a plus.
Complete application packets (including resumé, cover letter, and required application) will be accepted until position is filled. Once the position has been filled, additional applicants will not be considered. To request the required application, please email mattw@eurekarecycling.org.
Contact:
Matt Wolfe, Office Administrator
E-mail: mattw@eurekarecycling.org
Phone: (651) 222-7678
Fax: (612) 623-3277
Eureka Recycling
2828 Kennedy Street NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
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