Scrap Yard Operations Specialist

External SA Recycling; North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

External SA Recycling is seeking a laborer to work in a scrap metal yard in Nevada. You will unload pallets and boxes, handle material, unpack packaging, disassemble small parts, and operate recycling equipment alongside a team.

Emphasis is on safety, accuracy, and maintaining a clean, organized work area. The role requires physical ability for moderate to heavy work, willingness to learn sorting, PPE usage, and to pass medical and background checks.

Qualifications

• Must pass a medical physical and drug test.
• Must pass a background check.
• High school diploma or GED preferred; foreign education acceptable.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively; understand direction (written or oral) and use basic math skills.
• 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

Bilingual EN/ES

Communication

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

External SA Recycling is seeking a laborer to work in a scrap metal yard in Nevada. You will unload pallets and boxes, handle material, unpack packaging, disassemble small parts, and operate recycling equipment alongside a team.

Emphasis is on safety, accuracy, and maintaining a clean, organized work area. The role requires physical ability for moderate to heavy work, willingness to learn sorting, PPE usage, and to pass medical and background checks.