Labor

SA Recycling LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling LLC is seeking laborers for our Birmingham-area facility to unload, sort, and handle recyclable materials in a metal yard environment. The role emphasizes safety, regular attendance, and teamwork in a physically demanding setting.

Qualified candidates will pass a medical physical, drug screen, and background check; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. High school diploma or GED preferred; on-site work with opportunities to learn equipment maintenance and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Must pass a medical physical and drug test.
• Must pass a background check.
• Preferred – high school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable.

Responsibilities

• 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 pipe fittings, 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.

Skills

Bi-lingual (English & Spanish)

Communication

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

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

SA Recycling is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Why SA Recycling?

SA Recycling is a full-service ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycler and processor. Recognized as an industry leader in metal recycling, we operate over more than 150 recycling centers located throughout Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Florida, Missouri, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. SA Recycling is a one-stop shop for all your recycling needs, accepting all types of scrap metal, ranging from cars and appliances to plumbing fixtures, electrical wire, aluminum cans and other household recyclables. Whether you are cleaning out your garage or scrapping out obsolete items from your home or business, we not only accept and recycle your material, but we will also pay you top prices for your metal with fast and friendly service. Our professional logistics team offers industry leading roll off box service for job-site recycling and collection. We understand the importance of recycling to the local economy as well as the global trade market. By processing millions of tons of scrap each year, SA Recycling aids in meeting the demands of both domestic and international manufacturers. We closely monitor market trends to offer our customers the most competitive prices and create strong customer relationships through honesty and integrity. Our facilities are designed with safety and efficiency in mind for both employees and customers. Our equipment is maintained and updated regularly, and our scales are calibrated quarterly. Several of our facilities employ state-of-the-art Mega-Shredders that shred large volumes of metal in just seconds, supplying a refined form of ferrous metal that steel mills prefer. Our innovations include an industry-first sorting system designed to improve our ability to recover aluminum, brass, and other non-ferrous metals from the shredded ferrous material. The impact recycling has on our environment is of great concern to us. SA Recycling provides a viable resource to prevent material from becoming solid waste and therefor easing the burden on landfills. We strive to improve on our current technology and are finding innovative ways of increasing the percentages of scrap recycled. The mission of SA Recycling is to redefine the Scrap Metal Industry to meet today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities by being the industry leader in safety and environmental compliance, by building lasting customer relationships, by fostering professional growth for our employees, and by sharing our success with the community.

Quality, Environmental Health & Safety Policy

The mission of SA Recycling is to redefine the Scrap Metal Industry to meet today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities by being the industry leader in safety and environmental compliance, by building lasting customer relationships, by fostering professional growth for our employees, and by sharing our success with the community. SA Recycling is committed to meeting customer requirements. SA Recycling is committed to continual improvement. SA Recycling is committed to the prevention of pollution and prevention of injury and ill health. SA Recycling is committed to comply with applicable legal and other requirements relative to the environmental and occupational health and safety aspects of our business. SA Recycling is committed to providing a framework for setting and reviewing quality, environmental, health and safety objectives and targets. SA Recycling is committed to continuous improvement achieved through monitoring of objectives and targets and rigorous evaluation of our management system. SA Recycling is committed to communicating and reinforcing this policy throughout our company, as well as, to our customers, our suppliers and to the public.