Metal Sorting Laborer

Summary:

The Metal Sorting Laborer will grade, purchase, and sort all types of copper, aluminum, brass, steel, etc. This fast-paced role requires efficient multi-tasking to handle customers at a number of platform and truck scales. This position will be required to disassemble tires. Operate equipment and machines as needed for production. A high level of customer service and a willingness to learn about various metals and their value are a must. Performs other duties as directed by management.

Essential Job Functions:

- Weigh incoming material brought in by customers.

- Sort incoming material into appropriate bins.

- Disassemble tires.

- Operate varies pieces of equipment, i.e. alligator shear, tow motor, bobcat skid steer.

- Ensures a safe work environment for self and others at all times.

- Supplies production facility and/or stockpiles raw feed or finished products.

- Keeps yard clean, well-organized and safe.

- Performs other tasks as assigned or requested.

Benefits:

- Life Insurance $25,000 (100% employer paid).

- Medical & Dental (70% employer paid).

- 401(k) – up to 2.5% employer match.

- Employee Referral $1,000.

- 8.5 Paid Holidays.

- Paid Vacation, plus 5 Sick Days.

- Vision Insurance (Out of Pocket).

- Flexible Spending Account (Out of Pocket).

- Aflac Services (Out of Pocket).

- Safety Toe Boot & Safety Glasses Reimbursement annually.

Qualifications:

- High School diploma or GED.

- Industry experience in scrap, metal preferred.

- Ability to work inside or outside as required.

- Attention to detail and accuracy.

- Must be safety-oriented and exhibit safe work habits.

- Punctual and reliable; good attendance required.

- Good communication skills.

Physical Demands:

- Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.

- Frequent standing, sitting, walking, squatting, bending, reaching, and grasping.

- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment and pick up material.

- Lifting/carrying material weighing a minimum of 50 lbs.

- Pushing/pulling material weighing a minimum of 50 lbs.

Work Environment:

The work environment is listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

- Outside work in the Yard is where temperature and weather extremes (heat, cold, rain) may be encountered.

- Work will take place in an industrial environment, with noise, dust, and fumes.

- The noise level in the work environment can be moderate at times.

Work Hours:

Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 4:00pm, Saturdays 7:00am - 11:00am. Schedule is subject to change to facilitate business and production needs.

Metalico is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Metalico:

Metalico is a leading full-service, broadly diversified scrap metal recycler, principally operating in the Northeastern United States. Our scrap operations source, buy, process, and sell four distinct groups of commodity metals for use in the manufacture of new products: +We recycle scrap steel and iron, which is sold primarily to domestic mills and foundries. +We recycle non-ferrous metals, principally aluminum, copper, lead, and nickel-based steel and high temperature alloys. These products are sold to domestic manufacturers and, to a lesser extent, to the export markets. +We buy catalytic converters and recover platinum, palladium, and rhodium, known as Platinum Group Metals (PGM's). These precious metals are typically refined and reused by industry in emissions control devices. Metalico today employs 600 people in 27 operating locations across 6 states. Metalico is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey.