Loader Operator

Sims Metal Management; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sims Metal Management is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator in Chicago. This role involves operating loaders to move materials, performing maintenance tasks, and ensuring safety compliance. The successful candidate will have a strong mechanical aptitude and be able to work in a dynamic environment focused on recycling and sustainability.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Range of attractive benefits

Qualifications

• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check.
• Experience with heavy equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operates rubber-tired vehicle to transport bulk materials.
• Performs routine maintenance on loader.
• Completes inspection reports before use.

Skills

Mechanical Aptitude

Hand-Eye Coordination

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.

Purpose of Role:

Operates straight or articulated rubber-tired tractor type vehicle equipped with front mounted hydraulically powered bucket or forks to lift and transport bulk materials to and from storage or processing areas, to feed conveyors, hoppers, or chutes, and to load trucks or railcars.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating, fueling and cleaning
• Completes inspection report prior to using equipment
• Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel to operate loader
• Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket and drives front end loader forward to force bucket into material
• Moves levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled, drives vehicle to work site, and moves levers to dump material
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience/Qualifications Required:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check
• Must be able to comfortably wear all Personal Protective Equipment. (I.e. Uniforms, Safety glasses, Steel Toed Shoes, Hard hat, etc.)

Skills:

• Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of heavy equipment operation.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination and depth perception.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment, including exposure to weather and noise.
• Team player with good communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions accurately.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At Sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.