Ferrous Weighmaster

External SA Recycling; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A recycling company in Los Angeles is seeking a Weighmaster to weigh vehicles and inspect metal grades. Responsibilities include handling paperwork, communicating effectively with dispatch and customers, and maintaining a clean work area. Candidates should be able to pass a medical and drug test and ideally possess a high school diploma or GED. Bilingual skills in English and Spanish are preferred, and a willingness to learn about sorting metals is essential.

Qualifications

• Must pass medical physical and drug tests.
• Must pass background and credit checks.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others.
• Willingness to learn to properly maintain equipment.

Responsibilities

• Weigh vehicles to record purchases.
• Inspect and determine metal grade.
• Handle paperwork for transactions and documentation.
• Communicate with customers about materials.
• Maintain safe, clean work areas and PPE usage.

Skills

Communication skills

Basic math skills

Bilingual (English & Spanish)

Ability to sort metal and identify colors

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Office equipment

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Job description

Job Duties

• 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.

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 and credit 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: 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.