General Laborer

Cleveland-Cliffs Ferrous Processing & Trade

Taylor (MI)

On-site

USD 17,000 - 22,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Retirement plan
Education assistance
Paid time off

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Ferrous Processing & Trade in Taylor, MI is seeking a General Laborer to support scrap metal processing at our Taylor location. The role emphasizes safety, PPE usage, material handling, and basic labors using various tools and equipment.

Responsibilities include sorting materials, operating forklifts and other mobile equipment, maintaining cleanliness, and assisting mechanics. Pre-employment screening is required; competitive pay and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Must be able to read, write, and perform basic math.
  • Experience operating mobile equipment preferred.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to maintain accurate records.
  • Ability to follow oral and written communication.
  • Ability to climb ladders or steps to reach objects.
  • Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
  • Work cooperatively with other employees and the public.
  • Must be able to work in an environment with dust, dirt, vibrations, extreme climate and weather changes.
  • Pre-Employment background, physical, and hair drug screen required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure adherence to safety standards including PPE, remove hazards and maintain cleanliness.
  • Load and unload materials from storage, production areas, docks, vehicles, and containers.
  • Sort recycled materials and metals to separate high-grade metals and remove non-conforming metals.
  • Operate and maintain mobile equipment including forklifts, skid steers, street sweeper, and water trucks.
  • Perform tasks involving physical labor using tools such as hand tools, torch, bander, chop saw, alligator shear, sawzall, and wire snips.
  • Identify scrap including grade and type of material and any undesirable elements.
  • Remove fluids from incoming materials or vehicles as required.
  • Perform cleaning duties related to plant equipment and housekeeping.
  • Assist mechanics in maintenance of equipment and plant equipment.
  • Interact with customers or drivers to direct or assist them.
  • Perform other general laborer tasks as required.

Skills

Good communication
Interpersonal skills
Reading and writing
Basic math
Teamwork
Follow oral and written instructions
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Tools

Mobile equipment operation

Job description

Location: Taylor, MI

Ferrous Processing and Trading (FPT) is one of North America's premier processors, buyers,sellersand recyclers of scrap metals of all kinds and is a key supplier to the metals industry of North America. FPT isawholly-ownedbusinessofCleveland-Cliffshasan immediate opportunity for aGeneralLaborerat one of our Taylor, MI locations.TheGeneralLaboreris responsible forthe processing of scrap metals using various tools and equipment.

Summary ofResponsibilities:

  • Ensure adherence to safety standards including use of required personal protective equipment (PPE), remove hazards asidentified, andmaintaincleanliness of the site.
  • Load and unload materials from storage,productionareas, docks, delivery vehicles,staging areas,or containers using mobile equipment or by hand.
  • Sort a variety of recycled materials and metals to separate out high-grade metals andremovesany non-conforming metals.
  • Operate&maintainmobile equipment including but not limited to forklifts, skid steers, streetsweeper, and/or water trucks.
  • Perform tasks involving physical labor using tools, including but not limited to standard hand tools, torch, bander, chop saw, alligator shear, sawzall, and wire snips.
  • Identifyscrapincludingthe grade and type of material and any undesirable elements within the material.
  • Remove fluids from incoming materials or vehicles asrequired.
  • Perform cleaning duties related to plant equipment and general housekeeping
  • Assistsmechanics in the maintenance of equipment including plant equipment
  • Interacts with customers or drivers to direct orassistthem
  • Performs other general laborer tasks asrequired

MinimumQualifications:

  • Must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Mustbe able to read, write, and perform basic math.
  • Experienceoperatingmobile equipment preferred.
  • Good communicationand interpersonal skills.
  • Ability tomaintainaccuraterecords.
  • Ability tofollow oral and written communication.
  • Ability to climb ladders or steps to reach objects.
  • Ability toliftupto 50lbs.
  • Workcooperatively with other employees and the public
  • Must be able to work in an environment where routinely exposed to dust, dirt, vibrations, extremeclimateand changes in weather.
  • Pre-Employmentbackground, physical,and hair drug screenrequired

Ferrous Processing and Trading is a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., the largest flat-rolled steelcompanyand the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America.Cleveland-Cliffs is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing.We offer an excellent total compensation package includingcompetitivepay, health insurance, retirement plan, educationassistance, paid time off,and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to careers@clevelandcliffs.com or call 1-(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.

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