Operations Labor

External SA Recycling; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

External SA Recycling in Dalton, GA seeks a laborer to unload materials, sort recyclables, and operate yard equipment. The role is outdoors with a daytime schedule, requiring attention to safety, housekeeping, and routine maintenance. Pay is $15.50 per hour, with standard weekday hours.

Responsibilities include unloading pallets, material handling, unpacking packaging, and supporting machinery repair as needed. Candidates must pass a medical physical, drug test, and background check.

Qualifications

• Must pass a medical physical and drug test.
• Must pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Unloading pallets, boxes, and bundles.
• Material handling and sorting: pushing, pulling, lifting, and filling hoppers, boxes, and conveyors.
• Unpacking boxes and separating packaging materials.
• Disassembling small equipment and removing bolts and parts.
• Operate yard recycling equipment and perform routine maintenance.
• Direct traffic of yard vehicles and keep areas organized.

Skills

Medical physical

Drug test

Background check

Job description

Job Duties

• 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 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.

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

Job Expectations

Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, & SA Recycling safety, health, & environmental rules, regulations, policies, & procedures.

Physical Requirements

• Work Environment: Scrap metal yard, outdoor
• Equipment & Tools: Yard equipment, hand tools, and PPE.
• Physical Demand Level: Moderate to heavy
• Work Capacity: Laborer Work Capacity
• Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, smell, touch and taste
• Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, gripping

Pay $15.50

Hours. Mon thru Friday 8am to 4:30pm