<div>Depack Technician – Forklift OperatorPay: $19.00 – $25.00/hour (DOE) Location: Mount Vernon, WA | On-site | Full-timeLautenbach Recycling is hiring a skilled and motivated Forklift Operator to join our depackaging team. This hands-on role is critical to moving materials safely and efficiently in a fast-paced recycling environment. If you enjoy being on a forklift, working with heavy equipment, and contributing to a team that keeps recycling moving, this could be the job for you!What You’ll Do<ul><li>Operate forklifts daily to transport, stage, and load/unload recyclable materials.</li><li>Lead shift operations within the depackaging area, ensuring safety and workflow efficiency.</li><li>Monitor production targets and report daily metrics.</li><li>Support equipment maintenance, cleaning, and downtime reduction efforts.</li><li>Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area at all times.</li><li>Communicate and coordinate with operations, dispatch, and maintenance teams.</li></ul>What We’re Looking For<ul><li>Forklift certification and/or proven forklift experience (preferred).</li><li>1–3 years in industrial, production, warehouse, or recycling operations.</li><li>Ability to lift 50 lbs and work in dusty, noisy, outdoor conditions.</li><li>Strong commitment to safety and teamwork.</li><li>Willingness to take initiative and support overall production goals.</li></ul>Benefits<ul><li>Company-paid Medical, Dental &amp; Vision (employee).</li><li>Employer-paid L&amp;I premiums.</li><li>Paid vacation, sick leave, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).</li><li>Career growth opportunities in a mission-driven recycling company.</li></ul>LocationWe are located in Mount Vernon, just north of Highway 20 in the beautiful Skagit Valley. This is a fully operational Construction &amp; Demolition recycling facility with frequent traffic, dust, and noise. </div>

A Simple Sustainable Idea! Back in 1991, our founder Troy Lautenbach was an unemployed college graduate who had an idea. Instead of dumping scrap drywall in the landfill, Troy asked the question: &ldquo;What if you could take that drywall and turn it into bedding for dairy cattle?&rdquo;
From that first simple idea, and from Troy&rsquo;s passion for sustainable waste management, reusability, and stewardship, T &amp; T Recovery was born.
When the business had outgrown its early days, Troy&rsquo;s brother, Torrey, joined him in business and T &amp; T Recovery became Lauts, Inc.
Today, 30 years later, and as Lautenbach Recycling, Troy and Torrey continue to ask the question &ldquo;What If&rdquo;, continue to innovate, and continue to provide outstanding service and waste solutions for homes and businesses throughout Washington state and the surrounding Pacific Northwest. Lautenbach Today
As a society, we&rsquo;ve all become more and more accustomed to convenience; we&rsquo;ve also become complacent to the waste that we create. We continue to see plastic drink bottles, canned foods, product packaging, glass bottles and jars being discarded. Our landfill space is limited, and in some cases shrinking rapidly.

Forklift Operator

<div>Depack Technician – Forklift OperatorPay: $19.00 – $25.00/hour (DOE) Location: Mount Vernon, WA | On-site | Full-timeLautenbach Recycling is hiring a skilled and motivated Forklift Operator to join our depackaging team. This hands-on role is critical to moving materials safely and efficiently in a fast-paced recycling environment. If you enjoy being on a forklift, working with heavy equipment, and contributing to a team that keeps recycling moving, this could be the job for you!What You’ll Do<ul><li>Operate forklifts daily to transport, stage, and load/unload recyclable materials.</li><li>Lead shift operations within the depackaging area, ensuring safety and workflow efficiency.</li><li>Monitor production targets and report daily metrics.</li><li>Support equipment maintenance, cleaning, and downtime reduction efforts.</li><li>Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area at all times.</li><li>Communicate and coordinate with operations, dispatch, and maintenance teams.</li></ul>What We’re Looking For<ul><li>Forklift certification and/or proven forklift experience (preferred).</li><li>1–3 years in industrial, production, warehouse, or recycling operations.</li><li>Ability to lift 50 lbs and work in dusty, noisy, outdoor conditions.</li><li>Strong commitment to safety and teamwork.</li><li>Willingness to take initiative and support overall production goals.</li></ul>Benefits<ul><li>Company-paid Medical, Dental &amp; Vision (employee).</li><li>Employer-paid L&amp;I premiums.</li><li>Paid vacation, sick leave, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).</li><li>Career growth opportunities in a mission-driven recycling company.</li></ul>LocationWe are located in Mount Vernon, just north of Highway 20 in the beautiful Skagit Valley. This is a fully operational Construction &amp; Demolition recycling facility with frequent traffic, dust, and noise. </div>

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