Ground Labor

Job Duties

Including, but not limited to:

• 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.

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

Job Expectations

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

Physical Requirements

• Work Environment: Scrap metal yard, outdoor


• Equipment & Tools: Yard equipment, hand tools, and PPE.


• Physical Demand Level: Moderate to heavy


• Work Capacity: Laborer Work Capacity


• Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, smell, touch and taste


• Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, gripping