Quality Control Inspector

Pacific Recycling, Inc. is a family-owned scrap metal recycling facility that values honesty and hard work. We have been recycling metal in Lane County for over 25 years and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.

We are looking for a friendly, reliable, hard-working person to join our team immediately.

Job Summary: Quality Control greets, directs, and assists customers—grading materials, identifying prohibited items, and coordinating with scale and equipment operators.

General Responsibilities:

- Inspect inbound and outbound loads

- Material grading – ensure products meet specifications and sort/separate accordingly

- Prohibited materials (sealed containers, hazardous materials, explosives, etc.)

- Direct and assist customers with material unloading

- Direct traffic effectively

- Communicate clearly and efficiently via radio to scale and equipment operators

- Use forklifts for unloading assistance

Physical Demands:

- Frequently required to reach with hands and arms

- Able to talk and hear

- Standing, sitting, walking, squatting, bending, lifting, reaching, and grasping

- Dexterity of hands and fingers

- Lift up to 50 pounds from the floor to waist level and carry such objects for at least 30 feet.

- Exposed to moving mechanical parts

- Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, heat, and outside weather conditions.

- The noise level in the work environment varies from loud to very loud

Experience & Qualifications

- Must be able to communicate effectively in English to understand instructions and emergency communications

- 18 years of age

- Experience in scrapyard preferred but not required

- Self-motivated and eager to learn

- Reliable with the ability to adhere to a work schedule

- Forklift certification (Preferred)

What We Offer:

- PTO starts at 2 weeks per year and increases with years of service

- 8 paid holidays

- Company-sponsored medical, vision, and dental insurance

- Annual safety boot reimbursement

- 401k

- Free gym membership

Starting pay 18-19/hr DOE

Full time position at 40 hours per week