Truck Driver

SA Recycling LLC; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Recycling LLC in Brunswick, Georgia is looking for truck drivers to load and unload scrap metal, perform inspections, and ensure safety compliance. Ideal candidates should possess a high school diploma or GED, pass a medical and drug test, and have effective communication skills. Experience with heavy machinery, particularly Wheel Loaders, is a plus. This position entails working in a scrapyard environment and maintaining a high standard of safety and cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Must pass a medical physical and drug test.
• Must pass a background check.
• Previous experience operating a Wheel Loader a plus.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload trucks hauling scrap metal.
• Inspect and determine metal grade for inventory tracking.
• Perform DOT daily operation and safety inspection.
• Work with customers to meet their needs.

Skills

Communicate effectively

Understand written or oral direction

Basic math skills

Bi-lingual (English & Spanish)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Wheel Loader

Mechanics tools

Job description

Job Duties

• Load and unload trucks hauling scrap metal.
• Inspect and determine metal grade for inventory tracking.
• Perform DOT daily operation and safety inspection.
• Communicates with office and customers to determine commodities to load.
• Works independently when driving scrap metal.
• Works with customers to satisfy their needs and assist them when problems arise.
• Work with other employees in the scrap metal yard to ensure a safe working environment.
• Perform normal daily operation maintenance refueling, lubrication, cooling system cleaning, and housekeeping.
• 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.
• Previous experience operating a Wheel Loader a plus.

Job Expectations

Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, & SA Recycling safety, health, & environmental rules, regulations, policies, & procedures.

Physical Requirements

• Work Environment: Scrap metal Recycling and shredder yard.
• Equipment & Tools: Trucks up to 18 wheeler, hydraulic truck tilt and lift operations, Box Containers, mechanics tools.
• Physical Demand Level: Light to Moderate, keeps steady when machine in rocking in all directions, climbing fixed ladders.
• Work Capacity: Truck Driver Work Capacity.
• Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, touch, smell and taste.
• Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, gripping.

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