Recycling Sorter

GFL Environmental
Pekin, IL

Pay: $17/hour

Benefits:

  • 15 days of paid time off
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision plan options
  • Health Savings Account with employer match option
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 401(k) with an employer match up to 4%
  • Supplemental health plans through Aflac
  • Employer paid basic life insurance
  • Employee paid short-term disability option
  • Employer-paid long-term disability
  • Mental health support through Employee Assistance Program
  • 7 paid holidays annually

Key Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining a safe work environment by following the guidelines set forth in the company's written safety program
  • Always follow Lock Out / Tag Out procedures
  • Sort various material types as directed by line-leads, depending on line position.
  • Maintain proper hand speeds for picking and sorting various materials.
  • Keep workspace clear from trip and fall hazards.
  • Assist, as directed, with daily housekeeping and warehouse cleaning.
  • Willing to move to another part of the sortation system as directed by supervisor.
  • Communicate effectively with supervisors and co-workers on material changes.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by supervisor or managers.
Physical/Mental Demands:

  • Must be able to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, push, pull, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell.
  • Visual Requirements: include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Occasionally move/lift up to 50 pounds manually.
  • Frequently move/lift up to 25 pounds manually.
Working Conditions:

  • Work in indoor office environment 50% of the time.
  • Noise level is usually moderate.
  • Occasionally exposed to loud noise, humidity, hot and cold weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles.
  • Occasionally work in high precarious places.
  • Work in motor vehicle traffic conditions occasionally.


We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact [email protected]

Posted 2026-01-31

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