POSITION: Compost Technician 

About Compost Queen PBC

Compost Queen PBC (Public Benefit Corporation) provides composting services across Northern Colorado for homes, businesses, and events. We are currently seeking to grow our customer base, service area, and service team.

Compost Queen PBC currently offers services in Fort Collins, Wellington, Laporte and Timnath, and our compost processing facilities are in Fort Collins. These towns would be your primary dispatch locations, however expansion to new cities is possible.

Job Description

Compost Queen seeks candidates interested in sustainability, environmental protection, and soil science to help conduct our composting service. Job primarily consists of driving a service route for our residential accounts, and processing the food scraps picked up at one of our processing facilities located on farms. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs of contained material is required. Ability to drive a tractor is required (previous tractor experience is not required but useful). 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Collection, counting, and weighing of compost buckets

Processing compostable ingredients on a farm

Cleaning compost buckets

Quality control and record keeping

Engaging with potential customers

Must be willing to grow with us!

Requirements

Must be 18+

Must have valid driver’s license with clean driving record

Must be able to work 3 days (shifts) per week 8am-4pm.

Ability to regularly lift and carry short distances up to 50 lbs

Must be able to learn how to operate a tractor (previous tractor operation experience a plus)

Must be able to tolerate all different types of smells

Responsibility to work on your own

Self starter is a must

Strong work ethic

Attentive to details

Ability to start on time

Follow through on commitments

Goal oriented

Work outside in all weather conditions

Strong communication skills

Eagerness to learn

Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently

Compensation starts at $15/hour+ (after training period), DOE

This position will start as 3 shifts per week, part-time. Potential to grow to more shifts is highly desirable.

All employees receive FREE composting service!

Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you would like to work at a composting business to info@compostqueenfc.com.

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Thanks for looking!