Scrap Yard Intern: Hands-On Material Handling

SA Recycling LLC; Portland (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling LLC is seeking a Laborer for our scrap metal yard in Texas. The role involves unloading pallets, material handling, and operating or assisting with recycling equipment.

You will work with a team to sort metals, maintain the yard, and ensure safe, efficient operations. Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (preferred), passing a medical and background check, and a willingness to learn.

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

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
• Regular attendance and punctuality are essential job functions

Skills

Bilingual EN/ES

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SA Recycling LLC is seeking a Laborer for our scrap metal yard in Texas. The role involves unloading pallets, material handling, and operating or assisting with recycling equipment.

You will work with a team to sort metals, maintain the yard, and ensure safe, efficient operations. Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED (preferred), passing a medical and background check, and a willingness to learn.