What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Laborer - 2nd Shift Non-Ferrous Pick Line position at Crow Wing Recycling - Ironton?
Hours: Monday-Thursday 3:00pm - 1:00am; Friday 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Crow Wing Recycling in Ironton, MN is a top purchaser and processor of recycled metals in the state. We grow every year, creating great job opportunities. We are committed to rewarding hard work and promoting from within. Safety is our top priority—employees are expected to follow strict guidelines and safety protocols, use proper PPE, and maintain a constant awareness of their surroundings.
The General Laborer for the 2nd Shift Non-Ferrous Pick Line maintains a safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant worksite. This position supports Non-Ferrous operations by identifying and sorting materials to ensure quality control.
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; 401(k) with company match; $100 biweekly attendance bonus incentive; ancillary benefit options; free Employee Assistance Program (EAP); referral program; and boot reimbursement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
- Confirms the quality of scrap being purchased is up to standard.
- Responsible for upgrading material when able and ensuring the product is to the cleanest standard.
- Ensures the weights being entered into the scrap purchasing system are accurate.
- Sorts material to sell as the correct commodity.
- Communicates via radio often with scale staff about vehicles that have dropped certain commodities off and any deducts from the loads before the customer is paid out.
- Safely, effectively, and respectfully load and unload various types of trailers.
- Ensures the equipment is getting cleaned and the maintenance attention it needs by notifying the appropriate people of any issues.
- Runs UBCS through the bailing system, ensures they are clean of any debris.
- Engages and seeks opportunities to cross-train as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned or directed.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
This role is performed in an industrial recycling environment and may require exposure to varying temperatures, noise levels, and airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and heavy equipment. PPE will be provided and must be worn at all times.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $20