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Grapple/Equipment Operator

SA RECYCLING

📍 Brownsville, TX 78521📅 Posted October 20, 2026Listing sourced from Indeed

Pay: Not listed by the employer

Employment type: Full-Time. Confirm working hours on the application page.

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Job Description

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.

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

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

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

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