Foreman

simsmetalm • Jersey City, NJ

26d • Onsite

About The Position

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays 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, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.
The foreman supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in loading, unloading, storing, transferring and processing of recyclables materials such as scrap metal, plastic, and glass in outdoor recycling facility by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Must have 3 to 5 years applicable industry experience or related industry
• Willing to work in shop area and outdoor environments in all types of weather
• Must have strong customer service skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Must have excellent problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• Confers with plant personnel, plans and allocates 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
• Responsible for enforcement of 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
• Responsible for reporting and help correcting all HAZ ID’s and near misses
• Directs customers to safe unloading areas

Benefits

• A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company.
• Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment.
• We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees