HEAVY EQUIPMENT/ EXCAVATOR / CRANE OPERATOR
Position Type: Temp to Hire
Position Hours: 1st Shift: 5:00am-3:15pm, Monday through Friday, Saturday as needed 5:00am-1:00pm
Position Salary: $20.00/Hour
Position Location: Toledo, OH
The Material Handling Crane Operator is responsible for operating hydraulic material handlers (grapples, magnets, or clamshell attachments) to move, load, and sort scrap metal in a safe and efficient manner. This role plays a key part in production by ensuring steady material flow, proper stockpiling, and assisting with loading trucks, railcars, and processing equipment.
Key Responsibilities
- Safely operate material handling cranes with grapple/clamshell, magnets to move scrap metal and bulk materials to feed a recovery system.
- Load and unload trucks, railcars, and processing equipment.
- Sort and stage scrap material according to type, grade, and processing needs.
- Inspect equipment daily, monitor fluid levels, and report maintenance/safety issues to supervisors.
- Maintain awareness of surroundings, ensuring safe operations around ground crews, trucks, and other equipment.
- Assist in plant cleanup when necessary, by removing oversized or misplaced scrap. Along with keeping a clean work area and help keeping the plant cleaned and organized
- Follow all company safety standards and OSHA regulations, including PPE use.
- Communicate effectively with yard and plant personnel to ensure smooth operations.
Qualifications
- Previous experience operating material handling cranes/excavator in a scrap recycling, construction environment.
- Ability to operate cranes with different attachments (grapple, magnet, clamshell).
- Strong situational awareness and commitment to safe operations.
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, mostly indoor operations.
- Mechanical aptitude to identify and report equipment issues.
Work Environment
- Primarily indoor work in variable weather conditions. Some outdoor processes also.
- Exposure to dust, noise, heavy equipment, and scrap metal.
- Requires use of PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toe boots, hearing protection, etc.).
Opportunities for Advancement
- Opportunities for growth into supervisory or lead roles if showing the correct ambition with leadership qualities.
- Training opportunities on additional equipment (front-end loader, Skidsteer).
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