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Description
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
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