Scrap Metal Weighmaster: Grading & Yard Ops

SA Recycling; Swainsboro (GA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling in Georgia is seeking a weighmaster to join our fast-growing scrap metal yard team. You will weigh vehicles, inspect loads, and handle essential paperwork while ensuring safety and efficiency.

Responsibilities include coordinating with dispatch, guiding drivers, organizing materials, and maintaining a clean, compliant work area. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus; high school diploma preferred.

Qualifications

• 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 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

Responsibilities

• 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 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

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

SA Recycling in Georgia is seeking a weighmaster to join our fast-growing scrap metal yard team. You will weigh vehicles, inspect loads, and handle essential paperwork while ensuring safety and efficiency.

Responsibilities include coordinating with dispatch, guiding drivers, organizing materials, and maintaining a clean, compliant work area. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus; high school diploma preferred.