Scrap Metal Yard Operations Associate

SA Recycling; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling in Anaheim, CA is seeking a Laborer to join our yard team. You will unload pallets, sort materials, and operate basic yard equipment in an outdoor scrap metal environment.

The role emphasizes safe work practices, reliable attendance, and ability to follow directions. Prior experience is not required but a willingness to learn and basic math helps.

Qualifications

• Grandfather clause: employees in this position prior to April 2014 are presumed qualified
• Must pass a medical physical and drug test
• Must pass a background check
• Foreign education is acceptable, and a high school diploma or GED is preferred

Responsibilities

• Unload pallets, boxes, and bundles
• Material handling, sorting, lifting, carrying, and filling hoppers
• Unpack boxes using box cutters and separate plastics and packaging materials
• Disassemble small equipment and remove bolts
• Direct traffic of yard vehicles and operate yard equipment
• Maintain cleanliness and housekeeping while following safety rules

Skills

Bi-lingual English & Spanish

Effective communication

Basic math skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Foreign education acceptable

Job description

Job Duties

Including, but not limited to:

• 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
• 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: 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