Non-Ferrous Weighmaster

External SA Recycling; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling in Clarksville, TN is hiring a weighmaster to record purchases by weighing vehicles, inspect metal grades, and manage associated paperwork. This role involves coordinating with dispatch and drivers, communicating with customers, and ensuring accurate end-of-day totals.

Candidates should be computer literate, able to perform basic math, and willing to learn sorting techniques and PPE requirements. A bilingual English/Spanish ability is a plus; high school diploma or GED is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must pass a medical physical and drug test.
• High school diploma or GED preferred or accepted foreign education.
• Bi-lingual language skills are a plus; English & Spanish preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly and perform basic math.
• Willingness to learn sorting metals and identifying weights.

Responsibilities

• Record purchases by weighing vehicles full and empty.
• Inspect and grade metal for inventory tracking.
• Handle paperwork for business, deliveries, and required docs.
• Coordinate with dispatch and drivers on schedules and volumes.
• Communicate with customers about objectionable materials.
• Assist customers to meet their needs and resolve problems.
• Collaborate with yard staff to ensure efficiency.
• Process and report end-of-day totals.
• Operate forklift as needed.
• Maintain awareness of PPE usage and safety.

Skills

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Computer literate

Basic math skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

SA Recycling is one of the largest scrap metal recyclers in the United States. We are growing, growing, growing! Our operations are quickly expanding.

Job Duties

• Weigh vehicles full and empty to record purchases.
• Inspect and determine metal grade for inventory tracking.
• Handle paperwork associated with conducting business, delivery transactions, and government-required documentation.
• Communicates with dispatch and truck drivers to determine schedules and volumes.
• Communicates with customers when they bring objectionable materials.
• Works with customers to satisfy their needs and assist them when problems arise.
• Work with other employees in the scrap metal yard to ensure swift work when materials arrive.
• Process and reports end of day totals
• Must be computer literate
• Knowledge of non ferrous materials
• Capable of operating a forklift

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 and credit checkPreferred – 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: Office, Scale office, Scale outdoors

• Equipment & Tools: Office equipment and PPE.
• Physical Demand Level: Light to Moderate
• Work Capacity: Weighmaster work capacity
• Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, smell, touch and taste
• Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, keyboard