Operations Labor

Job Duties

• Unloading pallets, boxes, and bundles
• Material handling / sorting – pushing, pulling, picking, lifting, carrying, and filling up hoppers, boxes
• Disassembling small equipment, cutting wires, torquing pipe fittings, removing bolts, automobile parts, and appliance parts.
• Work with recycling equipment for processing metal products, such as metal shears, sawzall, and wire strippers
• Direct traffic of yard vehicles traveling through the 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
• Organize materials to have more effective use of space
• Dispose of various waste materials in the appropriate manner
• Inspect 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
• Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, smell, touch and taste
• Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, gripping