What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Laborer position at SA Recycling?
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