Non-Ferrous Laborer

SA Recycling•St. Louis, MO

9h•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves various labor tasks in a scrap metal yard environment. Responsibilities include material handling, equipment operation, facility maintenance, and ensuring a safe and clean work area. Regular attendance and punctuality are essential.

Requirements

Must pass a medical physical and drug test
Must pass a background check
Ability to communicate with others effectively
Ability to understand direction (written or oral)
Ability to use basic math skills as the job demands
Willingness to learn how to sort metal, identify colors, shapes, and weights
Willingness to learn how to properly maintain equipment
Willingness to learn how to properly utilize PPE

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable
Bi-lingual (English & Spanish) language skills

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
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.