Recycling Laborer

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Position Title: Recycling Laborer

Location: Fort Hood, Texas

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, generally 0700-1600, with flexibility based on facility operations, seasonal conditions, sampling, monitoring, and contract requirements.

Reports To: Recycling Specialist / Site Lead

Position Type: On-site

This is an SCA-covered position and includes applicable health and welfare/fringe benefits in accordance with the wage determination.

DAWSON is seeking a Recycling Laborer to support compost facility operations at Fort Hood, Texas. This position will provide hands-on support for receiving, sorting, debagging, processing, staging, blending, cleaning, container support, housekeeping, and finished compost distribution activities.

The Recycling Laborer will work under the direction of the Recycling Specialist / Site Lead and will assist with the daily operation and maintenance of the compost facility. This role is field-based and physically active, supporting the processing of food waste, manure, wood waste, yard waste, chipped wood debris, and other compostable materials.

• Receive, sort, and process compostable materials delivered to the compost facility.
• Assist with dropped-off raw compost material, food waste, manure, wood waste, yard waste, chipped wood debris, and other acceptable compostable material.
• Debag yard waste and other bagged compostable materials as directed.
• Remove trash, recyclables, plastics, metals, and other non-compostable contaminants from compost material streams.
• Place non-compostable materials in appropriate containers or designated areas.
• Assist with staging, blending, and placement of food waste, manure, chipped wood debris, and yard waste into compost windrows.
• Support maintenance of windrows, piles, receiving areas, processing areas, and storage areas.
• Assist with pile/windrow housekeeping, spacing, size control, odor control, and nuisance prevention activities.
• Support processing of raw wood debris and staging of material for future processing or compost use.
• Assist with cleaning and maintaining food waste containers, lids, liners, and container storage areas.
• Help place, move, line, clean, and replace 64-gallon food waste containers as assigned.
• Support truck unloading, material movement, and site cleanup after collection routes.
• Assist with weighing, recording, and tracking incoming and outgoing materials when directed.
• Support finished compost distribution, including loading assistance, site cleanup, and documentation support.
• Clean equipment, tools, work areas, and material handling areas as assigned.
• Remove standing water, exposed raw materials, spilled material, and equipment track-out when observed or directed.
• Identify and report contamination, unsafe conditions, damaged containers, equipment concerns, odors, pests, fire hazards, or housekeeping issues.
• Follow all safety procedures, PPE requirements, sanitation procedures, equipment exclusion zones, and installation rules.
• Perform other compost facility support duties as assigned by the Recycling Specialist / Site Lead.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in recycling, composting, landscaping, grounds maintenance, sanitation, warehouse, construction labor, agriculture, material handling, or similar field-based work preferred.
• Ability to perform physically active outdoor labor in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, shovel, rake, sort, clean, and move materials as required.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, safety procedures, and site-specific work practices.
• Ability to identify obvious contamination, unsafe conditions, or equipment concerns and report them promptly.
• Ability to work around food waste, manure, wood debris, yard waste, odors, dust, insects, and composting materials.
• Ability to pass installation access, background, badging, or position-of-trust requirements, as applicable.

• Prior experience in composting, recycling, solid waste, landscaping, grounds maintenance, or facility support.
• Experience operating hand tools, power tools, pressure washers, hoses, small equipment, or material handling equipment.
• Experience supporting loader/skid steer operations, traffic control, or vehicle spotting.
• Prior experience working on a military installation or under a government contract.
• Valid driver's license.

• Ability to work outdoors for extended periods in heat, cold, rain, dust, odors, and other field conditions.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, shovel, rake, lift, push, pull, and carry materials throughout the workday.
• Ability to move containers, bags, liners, tools, hoses, debris, and compostable materials.
• Ability to work near active vehicles and equipment while following safety controls.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

DAWSON is an Equal Opportunity/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DAWSON offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

DAWSON gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.