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Utility Worker

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Springfield, VA
Closing date
Dec 8, 2021

Job Details

Job Description

Tasks performed:
  • Place wastepaper in trash cart
  • Transport trash cart to compactor; dump trash cart in to compactor
  • Operate compactor
  • Some workers load skids of paper into trailers utilizing a forklift
  • Sweep pressroom and reel room floors
  • Sweep decks as needed
  • Scrub and mop pressroom and reel room floors
  • Dump and scrape 3.5 gallon buckets; place in bucket washer
  • Wash presses and walls to height within reach on a daily basis
  • Clean railings as needed
  • Clean around quiet room as needed
  • Pick up rags from rag cans and floors of the pressroom, reel room, quiet room, machine shop, locker room and decks. Place in drums and transport to loading dock, utilizing a hand truck. Task performed twice per day.
  • Fill buckets with blanket wash and place on cart for each press (occasionally)
  • With assistance of co-worker, place 55 gallon drum of cleaning solvent on dolly, as needed
  • Use Putty knife to scrape the floor of the press unit arch; mop floor. Task performed once every two weeks
  • Operate the automated guided vehicle (AGV) to supply newsprint to presses during production runs
  • If press is not supplied with paper by the AGV, pushing to dollies weighing up to one ton (with assistance) is required
  • Physically moving partial rolls of newsprint which are on the floor
  • Removing cores (five to 25 pounds from press)
  • Handling bundles of newsprint (50 to 90 pounds)


The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

The innovation doesn't end in the Newsroom - dozens of teams power The Washington Post. We are now hiring the next innovator - how will you Impact Tomorrow?

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Company

Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!


Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.

More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
 

Company info
Website
Location
1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US

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