Job Duties Including, but not limited to:
- 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