Non-Ferrous Weighmaster

SA Recycling LLC; Prairieville (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling LLC is seeking a Weighmaster/Yard Assistant to support operations at our Prairieville yard. You will weigh incoming vehicles, determine metal grades, and handle transaction paperwork while coordinating with dispatch and drivers.

The role involves working with customers to resolve questions and ensuring accurate daily totals. Candidates should be able to perform basic math, communicate effectively, and be willing to learn sorting of metals and proper PPE use.

Qualifications

• Bi-lingual skills (English & Spanish) are a plus.
• Strong communication ability and basic math skills
• Willingness to learn metal sorting, colors, shapes and weights

Responsibilities

• Weigh vehicles to record purchases and ensure accurate inventory.
• Inspect metal grades for inventory tracking and reporting.
• Handle paperwork for transactions and required government documents.
• Coordinate with dispatch and drivers to determine schedules and loads.
• Assist customers and resolve issues related to materials.

Skills

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Communication

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

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

Including, but not limited to:

• 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
• Ascending and descending staircases for inspections of loads
• Adhere to specific dress code for the position (no restrictive or excessively loose clothing or accessories that could pose a safety hazard)
• 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

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 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
• 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

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