Metal Recycling Yard Associate

SA Recycling LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling LLC is hiring for a laborer role in a scrap metal yard environment in California. The job includes unloading pallets and packaging, sorting materials, and operating yard equipment with PPE. You may assist with equipment maintenance and general housekeeping while following safety rules.

Qualifications include passing a medical and background check; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. A high school diploma or GED is preferred.

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
• 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

Responsibilities

• Unload 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.

Skills

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Communication

Basic math

Job description

SA Recycling LLC is hiring for a laborer role in a scrap metal yard environment in California. The job includes unloading pallets and packaging, sorting materials, and operating yard equipment with PPE. You may assist with equipment maintenance and general housekeeping while following safety rules.

Qualifications include passing a medical and background check; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. A high school diploma or GED is preferred.