Labor

SA Recycling•Norcross, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves a variety of manual labor tasks in a scrap metal yard environment. Responsibilities include material handling, equipment maintenance, facility upkeep, and ensuring a safe and clean work area. The role requires physical stamina and a willingness to learn specific processes and safety procedures.

Requirements

Must pass a medical physical and drug test
Must pass a background check
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
Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, & SA Recycling safety, health, & environmental rules, regulations, policies, & procedures.

Nice To Haves

Employees in this position prior to April 2014 are presumed to be qualified and are "grandfathered" into their positions.
high school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable
Bi-lingual (English & Spanish) language skills a plus

Responsibilities

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 pipefittings, 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.