General Labor

External SA Recycling; Montebello (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

External SA Recycling in California seeks a laborer to unload items, sort materials, and operate basic recycling equipment in a scrap yard setting. The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and teamwork.

Qualified candidates may pass medical and background checks; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Responsibilities include maintaining a clean work area, following safety rules, and assisting with equipment maintenance as needed.

Qualifications

• Must pass a medical physical and drug test.
• Must pass a background check.
• High school diploma or GED preferred; foreign education acceptable.
• Bi-lingual English & Spanish a plus.
• Ability to communicate and do basic math as job demands.
• Willingness to learn sorting metal, PPE usage, and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Unload pallets, boxes, and bundles.
• Handle and sort materials; push/pull; fill hoppers, boxes, conveyors.
• Unpack boxes using box cutters and separate plastics, ties, and packaging.
• Disassemble small equipment; cut wires; remove bolts and parts.
• Operate recycling equipment (shears, band saw, wire strippers).
• Direct yard vehicle traffic and perform light facility maintenance.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Basic math

Safety awareness

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

PPE

Yard equipment

Job description

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

Pay Rate-$22/hr.