Outdoor Scrap Yard Operator & Materials Handler

SA Recycling; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling is seeking a Laborer to handle unloading pallets and material sorting in an outdoor scrap metal yard. The role requires basic math, reliable attendance, and the ability to follow directions while maintaining PPE usage and a clean work area.

Responsibilities include operating yard equipment, assisting with machinery maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety rules. The position is on-site in a physical outdoor environment.

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Communication

Basic math

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

SA Recycling is seeking a Laborer to handle unloading pallets and material sorting in an outdoor scrap metal yard. The role requires basic math, reliable attendance, and the ability to follow directions while maintaining PPE usage and a clean work area.

Responsibilities include operating yard equipment, assisting with machinery maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety rules. The position is on-site in a physical outdoor environment.