Waste Sorting Management (Level 2)
About This Course
At the end of this module, you will:
- Operate mechanical devices or heavy machinery to perform waste sorting and also carry out waste recycling & materials recovery operations without/with minimal supervision and guide new sorters on the job.
- Handle mechanised tools and equipment and incidents.
What You'll Learn
- Operate appropriate machinery to load waste from the transportation vehicle.
- Operate the appropriate machinery to sort waste at waste deposition site or waste treatment plant.
- Operate machinery to compact waste in accordance to organisation procedure.
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment when operating the machinery.
- Operate machinery compact waste in accordance to organisation procedure.
- Maintain machinery in accordance to organisation guidelines.
- Report to appropriate person if work cannot be carried out.
Entry Requirements
- 21 years and above.
- Speak, listen and read English at Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 3, and manipulate numbers at Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 3.
- Never attended school; pre-primary / kindergarten education; primary education without PSLE / PSPE certification or equivalent.
- Minimum of two months of work experience in the waste management (material recovery) industry as a Senior Sorter / Machine Operator / Team Lead / Plant Supervisor.