Hands-On Scrap Metal Yard Laborer

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, and conveyor belts

• Unpacking boxes using box cutters, separating plastics, zip ties, blister packs, and other packaging materials

• Disassembling small equipment, cutting wires, torqueing pipe fittings, removing bolts, automobile parts, and appliance parts.

• Work with recycling equipment for processing metal product e.g. metal shears, band saw and wire strippers

• Direct traffic of yard vehicles traveling through yard

• Light facility maintenance – painting, scraping, moving furniture and equipment

• 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

• Employees in this position prior to April 2014 are presumed to be qualified and are "grandfathered" into their positions.

• Must pass a medical physical and drug test

• Must pass a background check

• Preferred – high school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable

• Bi-lingual (English & Spanish) language skills a plus

• 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