Overview
Abt Electronics has an immediate opening for the position of a Recycle Center Associate. We are a family-owned company that has been in business since 1936 and continues to experience strong growth year after year. Abt Electronics specializes in electronics, appliance & furniture sales, delivery, installation, servicing, and recycling of all the products we sell. We are a perennial winner of the Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplace Award. We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible & friendly Recycle Center Associate to join our team. If this is you, we want to hear from you! In addition, must be comfortable contributing/working in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and fun work environment. Primary duties include: Ability to dolly appliances on their own depending on the size/type of appliance Good multi-tasking skills Sorting TVs into different bins of either flat or tube TVs Neatly wrappi
Full job description
Full Job Description
Abt Electronics has an immediate opening for the position of a Recycle Center Associate. We are a family-owned company that has been in business since 1936 and continues to experience strong growth year after year. Abt Electronics specializes in electronics, appliance & furniture sales, delivery, installation, servicing, and recycling of all the products we sell. We are a perennial winner of the Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplace Award. We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible & friendly Recycle Center Associate to join our team. If this is you, we want to hear from you!
In addition, must be comfortable contributing/working in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and fun work environment. Primary duties include:
- Ability to dolly appliances on their own depending on the size/type of appliance
- Good multi-tasking skills
- Sorting TVs into different bins of either flat or tube TVs
- Neatly wrapping TVs on a skid
- Unloading the truck of electronics and sorting wire, metal, receivers, and misc. electronics
- Unloading/sorting recyclables such as plastic, cardboard, metal, and Styrofoam
- Maintaining the cardboard baler, Styrofoam machine, and garbage conveyor operational for the fleet to unload their recyclables
- Safely operate warehouse machinery & tools
- Maintaining a clean workplace
Job Requirements:
- Pass a physical & drug test
- Shift starts at 12 pm
- Forklift, squeeze truck & cherry picker experience desired but not necessary
- Able to lift/move products weighing 50-200lbs
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Available to work 12 pm-9 pm (Sundays and 1 weekday off)
- Be friendly & respectful toward coworkers
We offer our team members:
- Full Time starting pay: $21/hr
- 4 performance-based bonuses throughout the year
- Yearly performance review
- Potential for advancement
- Medical/Dental (Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO Network) & Vision (VSP)
- 401(k) (Charles Schwab), which includes a matching program
- Life & Disability insurance (Lincoln Financial)
- Generous Paid Time Off/Sick Pay Program
- Continued on-the-job training & career development
- Employee discounts on all the products we sell
- Paid English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for team members who want to improve their English skills
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