P01- Maintenance Utility Worker

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RJW Logistics Group is hiring a Maintenance Utility Worker in Hazleton, PA, full time on site, Monday through Friday 6 am to 2:30 pm, at $21 per hour, with a new Employee Ownership Program that makes you a co-owner and offers potential share based rewards. The role supports the Maintenance Safety Manager and contract mechanic, keeps all equipment in good working order, and requires at least two years of experience in maintenance, plumbing, electrical and appliance repairs, plus a valid Illinois driver’s license and proficiency in English. You must lift up to 75 pounds, work independently, and be on call for emergencies with a flexible schedule. To apply, tailor your resume to show results in maintenance, compliance, reliability and teamwork, provide specific examples of problem solving, and demonstrate your communication and customer service strengths as well as your willingness to participate in ownership.

Schedule/Shift:  Monday - Friday / 6am-2:30pm

Compensation:  $21/hr

RJW Logistics Group is HIRING!
OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR FUTURE. THAT’S WHY THEY COME FIRST.

RJW is dedicated to hiring and developing talent who want to make an impact and be a part of an industry-leading organization. At RJW, we are committed to our employees’ success and to producing continuous innovation that drives the retail logistics industry forward.

Empower Your Future with Our Employee Ownership Program

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Employee Ownership Program—an exciting opportunity designed to empower, motivate, and reward our dedicated team members. At RJW, we believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our success, and we want to share that success with you. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Ownership Stake: Become a co-owner of the company and take pride in knowing that your hard work directly contributes to your own financial growth and the company's prosperity.
• Financial Rewards: Enjoy the potential for increased earnings through share appreciation.
• Sense of Belonging: Feel a deeper connection and commitment to your work as you become an integral part of the company's journey and success story.
• Community and Collaboration: Join a community of like-minded individuals who are equally invested in the company's mission and vision, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Cost: Maybe the best detail about this program is that it cost nothing to you. As long as you are employed with RJW, you will enjoy the benefits of the program. Additionally, shares will be given to you on a yearly basis based on salary.

Our Employee Ownership Program is more than just a benefit—it's a path to building a brighter, more prosperous future together. Join us in taking this exciting step forward and become a valued co-owner of RJW. Together, we can achieve greatness.

Job Purpose:  This position will have the responsibility for assisting the Maintenance Safety Manager with vendors and RJW Transport contract mechanic in addition to maintaining all company equipment. This position will report to the Maintenance Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strong attention to detail, organizational, time-management and problem solving skills.
• Superior customer service skills including the ability to manage difficult customers and/or situations.
• Professional verbal and written communication.
• Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English
• General computer knowledge
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to be on-call for responding after-hour emergencies
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include weekends, evenings and holidays.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Good communication, problem resolution, and people skills.

Qualifications:

• Maintenance: 2 years
• Plumbing: 2 years
• Electrical: 2 years
• Appliance repairs: 2 years
• Valid Illinois driver’s license.

Education and/or Experience Required:

• High school or equivalent

Language Skills Sets: 

• Must be able to communicate, read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

Mathematical Skills:          

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.                                    

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.  Ability to determine “root cause” of problem and determine corrective action.    

Computer Skills:        

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Business Operating Systems, Internet software, Word Processing, and Spreadsheet software.                                    

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Must be able to activate phone systems utilizing keyboards and buttons.
• Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.
• Regularly works in an indoor/office environment and required to sit and/or use repetitive hand motion.
• Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
• Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
• Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.
• Must have the ability to read and discern visual images on a variety of media with 20/20 corrected vision.
• Must be able to speak and communicate clearly over telephones.
• Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.

Work Environment: 

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Employer Rights:

This job description is intended to provide general information about the Maintenance Utility Worker position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of Maintenance Utility Worker, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform.

As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc.  The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Employment-At-Will:

It is the Company’s policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period.  Just as our associate’s, reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right  to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause. 

Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment-At-Will relationship.

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Sick Days
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Disability Insurance