About this role
Job Duties
Including, but not limited to: • Unloading pallets, boxes, and bundles • Material handling / sorting – pushing, pulling, picking, lifting, carrying, and filling up hoppers, boxes • Disassembling small equipment, cutting wires, torquing pipefittings, removing bolts, automobile parts, and appliance parts. • Work with recycling equipment for processing metal product e.g. metal shears, sawzalll and wire strippers • Direct traffic of yard vehicles traveling through yard • Light facility maintenance • Maintenance – selecting and using tools properly, pulling and installing parts for machinery, working with other employees to assist machinery repair • Housekeeping – sweeping, cleaning, shoveling, and debris collection • Moderate and Periodic landscaping work • Clean up work area at the end of shift • Keep work areas neat and orderly • Regular attendance and punctuality are essential job functions • Organizing materials to have more effective use of space • Dispose of various waste materials in the appropriate manner • Inspection to ensure cleanup is completed • Effective housekeeping in workplace area is an ongoing operation for safety and better hygienic conditions for all team members.
Qualifications
• Must pass a medical physical and drug test • Must pass a background check • Preferred – high school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable • Ability to: communicate with others effectively; understand direction (written or oral) and use basic math skills as the job demands • Willingness to learn how to: sort metal, identify colors, shapes, and weights; properly maintain equipment; properly utilize PPE
Job Expectations
Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, & SA Recycling safety, health, & environmental rules, regulations, policies, & procedures.
Physical Requirements
• Work Environment: Scrap metal yard, outdoor • Equipment & Tools: Yard equipment, hand tools, and PPE. • Physical Demand Level: Moderate to heavy • Work Capacity: Laborer Work Capacity • Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, smell, touch and taste • Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, gripping