Processor/forklift Operator/metal Buyer

5 months ago


Lower Hutt, New Zealand Phoenix Metal Recyclers Full time

**Who We Are**:
**Phoenix Metalman Recycling is an Award-Winning, nationwide recycling business, and Aotearoa’s largest privately held metal recycler that is proudly 100% New Zealand-owned and incorporated in 2013. Providing services in Export & Brokerage, Bin Sizes, Collections, Demolition & Deconstruction, Decommissioning, and Recycling across 19 sites, Phoenix Metalman continues to pioneer towards a Zero Carbon operation with sustainability at the forefront of its vision.**

We celebrate not only our Team Culture at work but the culture of our employees. We enjoy spot lunches, and great Christmas get-togethers and encourage and offer opportunities to current employees to grow and develop their skills - sometimes even moving around the country to another yard

The Yard operator’s role is to facilitate and contribute to the efficient day-to-day running of the yard. This role will be primarily based at Lower Hutt but there will be travel to Levin as required.

This position primarily involves duties related to operating forklifts and processing and will require a Hoist Licence. This role will be multiskilled which includes general yard duties, traffic management, manual handling, processing, and grading.

As a Yard Operator, you will:
**Safety**
- Be committed to maintaining high standards of Health & Safety practices
- Safely receive, move, process, and load materials ensuring handling is kept to a minimum.

**Operations**
- Follow instructions to ensure correct processing.
- Purchase materials as correct grades.
- Ensure that any transport flowing through the yard is safe, orderly, and efficient.
- Sort Materials correctly using grading techniques.
- Ensure the highest quality standards are met.
- Assist with accurate stock takes as required.
- Receive and move materials and ensure handling is kept to a minimum.
- Sort material using grading techniques.
- Collect/deliver scrap material when required.
- Pack materials into appropriate containers
- Baler, Scrap handler and Alligator shear operation

**Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications**
- Familiarity with excavator machines, equipment and associated tools.
- Proficiency in safely operating and maintaining Excavators, Forklifts and other associated site equipment.
- Ability to perform repairs and replacements as required.
- Forklift license.
- W T R endorsement preferred but not essential.
- Certified in EWP and working at heights preferred but not essential.
- Physically fit with the ability to lift and move heavy objects up to 20kg.
- Knowledge of yard safety rules and methods.
- Time management skills.
- Reliable and hardworking.
- Relevant work experience is preferred, but not compulsory.
- Some experience working in a workshop, construction site, recycling factory or qualification is preferred but not compulsory

Alternate Saturday roster.

A minimum of 40 hours per week is guaranteed. This role will be permanent and full-time.

Drug & Alcohol Testing is done for all New hires and random drug/alcohol testing is carried out on current staff to help keep our workspaces safe.

If this sounds like you, please send your resume and brief cover letter outlining your experience.



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