Scrap Yard Laborer – Hands-On Metal Recycling

SA Recycling; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling in Montgomery, AL is seeking a laborer to join our scrap metal yard team. You will unload pallets and boxes, sort and move materials, unpack packaging, and assist with tool use and light maintenance.

The role requires physical stamina, reliability, and safety awareness. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus; a medical/drug screening and background check are required, with high school diploma or GED preferred. Regular attendance and punctuality are essential.

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 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

• Unload pallets, boxes, and bundles.
• Material handling / sorting - pushing, pulling, picking, lifting, carrying, and filling up hoppers, boxes, and conveyor belts.
• Unpack boxes using box cutters, separating plastics, zip ties, blister packs, and other packaging materials.
• Disassemble small equipment, cut wires, torque pipe fittings, remove bolts, automobile parts, and appliance parts.
• Work with recycling equipment for processing metal products (e.g., metal shears, band saw, wire strippers).
• Direct traffic of yard vehicles traveling through yard.
• Light facility maintenance - painting, scraping, moving furniture and equipment.
• Maintenance - select and use tools properly, pulling and installing parts for machinery, assisting machinery repair.
• Housekeeping - sweeping, cleaning, shoveling, and debris collection.
• Moderate and periodic landscaping work.
• Clean up work area at 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

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SA Recycling in Montgomery, AL is seeking a laborer to join our scrap metal yard team. You will unload pallets and boxes, sort and move materials, unpack packaging, and assist with tool use and light maintenance.

The role requires physical stamina, reliability, and safety awareness. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus; a medical/drug screening and background check are required, with high school diploma or GED preferred. Regular attendance and punctuality are essential.