Metal Recycling Yard Associate

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

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.