Foreman

About the role

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling, playing an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector. The foreman supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in loading, unloading, storing, transferring, and processing recyclable materials such as scrap metal, plastic, and glass in an outdoor recycling facility.

Responsibilities

• Confers with plant personnel to plan and allocate the use of material handling equipment such as conveyors, cranes, tractors, and trucks.
• Directs workers engaged in keeping records of materials received and used.
• Inspects incoming materials and verifies invoices.
• Enforces safety regulations.
• Interprets job orders to workers and assigns duties.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Performs activities of workers as needed.
• Reports and helps correct all HAZ IDs and near misses.
• Directs customers to safe unloading areas.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 3 to 5 years of applicable industry experience or related industry experience.
• Willingness to work in shop areas and outdoor environments in all types of weather.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

A career with Sims provides the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. We offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.