• Job Description

  Req#: EAGAN001942

  Are you looking for career with job security where you can make a difference in your community and preserve the environment while making $35.52/hour in Eagan, MN? Gopher Resource has never had a layoff or reduced hours since the business opened in 1946.

  At Gopher Resource, we are making the world a better place one battery at a time through the safe and efficient recycling of lead-based batteries throughout North America. As a Plant Operator, you collaborate with team members in the recycling process to meet team goals and ensure everyone's safety. After initial training, new hires are scheduled for 4 days on, 4 days off 12-hour shifts (approximately 6pm-6am).

  • Starting Pay: $35.52/hour for the overnight shift (additional increase after 12 months)
  • Scheduled pay increases (12/1/23: $35.45, 12/1/24: $36.45, 12/1/25: $37.95)

  Additional Perks Include:

  • Annual Bonus Potential
  • Generous Healthcare Benefits
  • 401k + Company Match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Breaks
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Gym Reimbursement

  Responsibilities:

  • Consistently follow all standard operating procedures at assigned work area in plant
  • Operate heavy mobile equipment safely and properly
  • Keep assigned work area clean and in excellent working condition
  • Work as part of a team and support fellow team members when needed
  • Other duties as assigned by management

  Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Passing of all pre-employment testing which includes:

  • Pre-hire assessment
  • Criminal background check
  • Employment and academic verifications
  • Drug screen & physical

  • Previous work experience in heavy industrial manufacturing environment strongly preferred, but not required
  • Previous experience operating mobile equipment (e.g. forklift) preferred, but not required
  • Proficient English (reading and writing) and math (adding, subtracting, multiplication) skills
  • Must be able to communicate in English language

  Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to wear respiratory protection up to 12 hours a day with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Ability to work in a hot production area wearing protective clothing for up to 12 hours a day with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in designated areas with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Ability to lift and/or carry up to 80 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.

  GREPO

  Gopher Resource is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  Job Type: Full-time

  Pay: $35.52 per hour

  COVID-19 considerations:
  Facemasks are optional and not required.

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

• About the company

  Gopher Resource has been a national environmental solutions provider for nearly 70 years, protecting the earth and preserving natural resources. Our purpose is the safe and efficient recycling of lead-based batteries throughout North America, using sus...

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