Job Description
**SA Recycling is looking for a Traveling Equipment Operator. This position will be responsible for operating the excavator to clean up wrecked/damages rail and rail cars.** **This position will require to travel 100% of the time all over the US.**
**Basic knowledge of daily equipment excavator maintenance a plus.**
**Job Duties**
Including, but not limited to:
* Operate metal processing equipment using safe work habits
* Observe processing operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify maintenance of any malfunctions.
* Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using hoists.
* Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
* Safely clean equipment when jams occur
* Follow all procedures e.g. LOTOTO, Fall Prevention, and Fire Prevention
* 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.
**Compensation**
**This is a hourly position paid by experience.** You will also be compensated for the following:
* Per diem Lodging $115 per day paid in advance per 30days.
* Per diem Meals $68 per day paid in advance per 30days.
* Personal Vehicle mileage reimbursed at end of month for previous month .725 per mile.
**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
* Basic knowledge of daily equipment excavator maintenance a plus
* Valid Drivers License (You will be driving to required locations)
**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: Shredder \& other metal processing equipment, Hoists, hydraulic motors, mechanics tools
* Physical Demand Level: Light to Moderate
* Work Capacity: Shredder Operator Work Capacity
* Sensory Demands: Hearing, vision, touch, smell and taste
* Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, gripping