Yard Laborer

Metalico is an essential scrap-metal recycling business looking for a Production Worker in our Warehouse and Yard to buy material from the public and process it.

The main essential job functions include:

• Identify and sort ferrous and non-ferrous metals, inspect, weigh, and categorize scrap metal by grade into appropriate areas.
• Ability to identify material being hauled.
• Attention to detail in identifying metals by visual recognition and other methods- will provide training but one must be a quick learner.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• General labor duties will be required to be performed.
• Draining fluids from the vehicles.
• Removing the tires.
• Cutting any lines, straps, or hoses, connected to the gas tank.
• Removing the battery.
• Perform other tasks as assigned or requested by Management.

Job Requirements:

• Forklift operator experience preferred.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Identify, hand sort, and unload metal material by different commodity types.
• Use mechanized equipment to sort and/or break down material per customer requirements.
• Sweeping and general housekeeping clean-up duties. Maintaining an organized clean area.
• Comply with Metalico company policies and OSHA safety procedures.
• Expected to wear PPE (Protective Personal Equipment) when necessary.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while providing excellent customer service.
• Effective communication skills.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Basic mathematical and computer skills are required.
• Knowledge of ferrous and Non-Ferrous materials is a plus.
• High School Diploma.

Work Hours:

• Monday through Friday with a 40+ hour workweek.
• Overtime and Saturdays will be required as scheduled.

Benefits:

• Life Insurance $25,000 (100% employer paid).
• Short Term Disability.
• Medical & Dental (70% employer paid).
• 8.5 Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) - 2.5% match.
• Vision Insurance (Out of Pocket).
• Flexible Spending Account (Out of Pocket).
• Aflac Services (Out of Pocket).
• Paid Vacation, plus 5 Sick Days.
• Safety Toe Boot & Safety Glasses Reimbursement annually.
• Employee Referral $1,000.

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.