Job Title: General Recycling Specialist
Reports To: Management/Supervisors
Location: Merrillville, Indiana
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 – $17.50 per hour
Benefits: Paid time off, paid sick leave, and paid holidays
FLSA Status: Full-time, exempt

Responsibilities:

• Identify scrap commodities and sorts material into designated recycling stream
• Use yard operating equipment including fork lift, skid steer baler, shear, wire stripper, ECT
• Inspect equipment prior to operation and fuel to ensure conformity to quality standards
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by keeping shelves, pallet area, and workstations neat
• Sweep, mop, and dust as needed
• Segregate, sort, and move materials to specified areas according to warehouse controls
• Stage material for outbound movements
• Assist retail customers with the offloading of material in yard
• Maintain knowledge of quality standards, material grades, what material can/cannot be unloaded
• Identify both ferrous and non-ferrous metals and sort various grades according to mill specifications
• Clean and maintain work area for fire control and to eliminate trip/fall hazards
• Compliance with safety standards, which include wearing all proper personal-protective equipment while working or while in the yard
• General duties involving physical handling of materials, supplies, ECT
• Perform additional responsibilities as they are assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• 2+ years of warehouse experience
• Process driven and detail oriented
• Superior executive functioning skills
• Ability to maintain a clean and safe environment
• Valid driver’s license
• Knowledge of safety standards and adherence to current regulations
• General knowledge of scrap metal manufacturing
• Production and processing knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 50 pounds
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Team player dedicated to the company
• Knowledge of scrap a plus
• Ability to work in all weather conditions

Benefits:

• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave
• 100% individual coverage for health insurance after one year

This is a quick application and is not a substitute for a full application. Upon request, you may need to submit additional information related to your employment history, references, citizen status, and more.