Ground Labor

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 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.

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