Description:
MRF MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT
Date: July 2026
Job Title: MRF Maintenance Assistant
Terms: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt
Compensation: $20.00 – $23.00 per hour
Benefits: 100% paid health insurance for the employee, life insurance, and long-term disability. (Other insurance lines available at a shared or employee cost.) PTO and paid holidays.
Hours: 12:00 pm – 08:00 pm, Monday to Thursday / Friday 10:00 am – 06:00 pm. Later evening hours and weekends occasionally required.
Reports To: PM MRF Maintenance Manager
Eureka Recycling is a nonprofit, social enterprise organization and an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer in word and action. We deeply value diversity because we understand that unique and varied perspectives are essential to be able to achieve our mission and live our values. These organizational values are thoroughly felt and experienced in every workday at Eureka Recycling—Visionary Leadership, Strong Teams and Community, Respect, Caring and Wholeness, Sustaining and Enduring, and Honesty and Integrity.
PRIMARY PURPOSE
Eureka Recycling’s MRF Maintenance Assistance supports the MRF maintenance team. Duties and responsibilities include completing preventative maintenance and ensuring compliance with Materials Recovery Facility policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Responsibilities
- Clean debris off of polishing screens such as plastic bags, hoses, metal strapping, wire, and other debris that wraps around the screen shafts.
- Shovel broken glass from under conveyor belts where glass builds up around tail shafts and underbelly pans. This includes climbing in conveyor pits and shoveling out debris that builds up. The glass and debris will be shoveled into a bin to be dumped by an operator
- Grease mobile equipment and single-stream sorting equipment.
- Clean and test optical sort nozzles to ensure equipment runs optimally
- Aid other maintenance staff as other project needs may come up.
- Comply with lock-out, tag-out procedures, and safety procedures on applicable equipment.
- Use hand tools such as utility knife, side cutters, wrenches, power tools, and bolt cutters.
- Responsible for understanding, following, and ensuring compliance with all employee guidelines and safety policies
- Promote a safe work environment, make recommendations, and implement changes in processes, practices, and equipment that will improve safety for the organization.
- Report malfunctions and repair requirements to appropriate personnel.
- Other projects as assigned.
Requirements:
Physical Requirements and Environment
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds on a consistent basis and 50 pounds on an occasional basis, including the ability to lift materials by shoveling
- Ability to walk up and down stairs several times per day
- Must be able to stand and walk for at least 8 hours, 5 days/week
- Subject to seasonal and adverse weather conditions both indoors and outdoors
- Subject to noise from equipment operation. Hearing protection required.
- Wear appropriate required personal protective equipment
- Climb in and out of equipment; bending at the waist; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; carrying; pushing and pulling
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Ability to follow directions and priorities in an effective and efficient manner.
- Lock Out Tag out trained
- Skyjack trained and certified
- Knowledge of proper lifting techniques
- Familiar with tools
- Commitment to the environment and to working with community-based organizations and culturally diverse communities
- Dedication to our mission of zero-waste
- Experience with composting and recycling.
- Fluent in English or Spanish
- Work will require occasional weekend and/or evening work.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Works indoors and outdoors; subject to seasonal and adverse weather conditions.
- Subject to noise from equipment operation.
- May climb in and out of equipment; bending at the waist; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; carrying; pushing and pulling.
- Must have dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of buttons and levers and use of feet to control pedals on equipment.
- Work will require weekend and/or evening work.
Affirmative Action Policy Statement:
Eureka Recycling will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment
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.
