Truck Driver - UNION Job at SA Recycling in Los Angeles

Pay : $34.00 / hr Job Duties Including, but not limited to :

• Load and unload trucks hauling scrap metal.
• Inspect and determine metal grade for inventory tracking.
• Perform DOT daily operation and safety inspection.
• Communicates with office and customers to determine commodities to load.
• Works independently when driving scrap metal.
• Works with customers to satisfy their needs and assist them when problems arise.
• Work with other employees in the scrap metal yard to ensure a safe working environment.
• Perform normal daily operation maintenance refueling, lubrication, cooling system cleaning, and housekeeping
• 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
• Previous experience operating a Wheel Loader a plus Job Expectations Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, & SA Recycling safety, health, & environmental rules, regulations, policies, & procedures. Physical Requirements
• Work Environment : Scrap metal Recycling and shredder yard
• Equipment & Tools : Trucks up to 18 wheeler, hydraulic truck tilt and lift operations, Box Containers, mechanics tools,
• Physical Demand Level : Light to Moderate, keeps steady when machine in rocking in all directions, climbing fixed ladders
• Work Capacity : Truck Driver Work Capacity
• Sensory Demands : Hearing, vision, touch, smell and taste
• Hand Movements : Repetitive motions, gripping