General Laborer

Alter Trading; Burlington (IA); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Company Paid Disability Insurance

401k with Company Match

Job summary

Alter Trading in Burlington, IA is seeking a role to identify inbound non-ferrous metals and process them through weighing, coding, and placement.

The role emphasizes customer service at the retail scale, accurate data entry, and completing transactions while learning to operate forklifts and related equipment in a warehouse environment.

Ideal candidates have prior customer service, warehouse, or metal scrap experience, and can pass a credit check; metal industry familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• Ability to pass Company’s credit check requirement.
• Previous Customer Service Experience.
• Previous Warehouse Experience.
• Previous Metal Scrap Experience.
• Background in NF/ferrous metals and related equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt customer service at the retail scale, weigh material, and inspect items.
• Enter customer and product information into the system accurately.
• Complete transactions to issue payment.
• Learn and operate equipment (forklift, balers, shaker table) to assist recycling processes.
• Work in a warehouse-style environment exposed to the elements.

Skills

Customer service

Warehouse experience

Metal scrap experience

Inventory management

Equipment operation

Leadership / supervisory

Credit check compliance

Job description

The Role:
This position identifies and receives inbound non-ferrous metals to be recycled from the general public. This process is done by weighing material, inputting the correct commodity code into the system and then putting the material in its proper location.

JOB SUMMARY

• Provide great customer service at our retail scale by providing prompt service, weighing material and properly inspecting & identifying material.
• Correctly enter customer and product information into our system.
• Complete and process customer’s transaction to issue appropriate payment
• Learn and operate machines (forklift, balers, shaker table, etc.) to help with the recycling process.
• Work in a warehouse type environment subject to the elements.

ABOUT YOU

• Ability to pass Company’s credit check requirement for this position.
• Previous Customer Service Experience, required
• Previous Warehouse Experience, preferred
• Previous Metal Scrap Experience, preferred
• Preferred Experience: Background in non-ferrous (NF) and ferrous metals, shredders, supervisory or leadership roles, inventory management, equipment operation, or operations/team lead/manager positions

ABOUT US

Alter Company is looking to add to its team in Burlington, IA. Alter Trading Corporation is a 127+ year old company, with 70+ scrap metal processing facilities throughout the Midwest and Southern region. Alter is committed to our customers by being the best source of both ferrous and non-ferrous metal and by giving great customer service.

BENEFITS:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Offered
• Company Paid Disability Insurance
• 401k with Company Match

Job Seekers with a background in Warehouse, Equipment Operation, Customer Service, Construction, Retail, Customer Facing, computer work, etc. will do well in this position.