Job Description:
- Ability to manually lift boxes or containers of mercury-containing devices. Containers with weights of up to 50 pounds are common, with occasional weights of 75 pounds that may require manual lifting.
- Ability to move drums and larger boxes using hand carts or pallet jacks.
- Inspect recycling receptacles to ensure lamp components—glass, mercury-containing phosphor powder, and aluminum caps—are properly separated.
- Sort MCMA according to the type of processing necessary.
- Ability to operate equipment required to process/recycle MCMA and mercury-containing materials for retort.
- Ability to perform basic maintenance of equipment during operation to assure it is in proper working order.
- Report and communicate any mechanical problems with equipment.
- Complete daily inspection of the recycling unit.
- Complete required paperwork to document work performed.
Summary:
- Operates equipment to reclaim mercury from various wastes including fluorescent lamp phosphor powder, mercury-containing devices, batteries, and other wastes.
- Maintains and cleans equipment used to reclaim mercury.
- Cleans area as required and completes all required paperwork on a daily basis.
