Non-Ferrous Metals Sorter & Yard Ops Specialist

SA Recycling; San Bernardino (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling in California is seeking dedicated Laborers to join our scrap-metal yard team. You will unload pallets and bundles, sort materials, unpack packaging, and assist machinery with maintenance while following safety guidelines.

This role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and a willingness to learn metal sorting, PPE usage, and basic math. Prior background checks and medical testing are required, with bilingual English/Spanish considered a plus.

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 and use basic math
• Willingness to learn to sort metal, identify colors, shapes, and weights; properly maintain equipment; properly utilize PPE

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

Laborer

Safety

Teamwork

Bilingual

Communication

Math skills

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

PPE

Hand tools

Yard equipment

Job description

SA Recycling in California is seeking dedicated Laborers to join our scrap-metal yard team. You will unload pallets and bundles, sort materials, unpack packaging, and assist machinery with maintenance while following safety guidelines.

This role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and a willingness to learn metal sorting, PPE usage, and basic math. Prior background checks and medical testing are required, with bilingual English/Spanish considered a plus.