Job Duties
Including, but not limited to:
• Weigh vehicles full and empty to record purchases.
• Inspect and determine metal grade for inventory tracking.
• Handle paperwork associated with conducting business, delivery transactions, and government-required documentation.
• Communicates with dispatch and truck drivers to determine schedules and volumes.
• Communicates with customers when they bring objectionable materials.
• Works with customers to satisfy their needs and assist them when problems arise.
• Work with other employees in the scrap metal yard to ensure swift work when materials arrive.
• Process and reports end of day totals
• Ascending and descending staircases for inspections of loads
• Adhere to specific dress code for the position (no restrictive or excessively loose clothing or accessories that could pose a safety hazard)
• 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 and perform all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Must pass a medical physical and drug test
• Must pass a background check and credit 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: Office, Scale office, Scale outdoors
• Equipment & Tools: Office equipment and PPE.
• Physical Demand Level: Light to Moderate
• Work Capacity: Weighmaster work capacity
• Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, smell, touch and taste
• Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, keyboard
The working hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30m to 4:00pm and overtime may be scheduled as necessary.
Equal Opportunity EmployerThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Skills Required
- Pass a medical physical
- Pass a drug test
- Pass a background check
- Pass a credit check
- High school diploma or GED, or equivalent foreign education
- Communicate effectively with others
- Understand written and oral directions
- Use basic math skills
- Willingness to learn metal sorting and identification
- Willingness to learn equipment maintenance and proper PPE use
What We Do
SA Recycling is a full-service recycler and processor of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, operating more than 150 recycling centers across 15 U.S. states. It accepts scrap such as cars, appliances, plumbing fixtures, electrical wire, aluminum cans, and household recyclables, and provides job-site collection and roll-off box services. The company processes scrap for domestic and international manufacturers and emphasizes resource conservation, safety, and environmental compliance.
