Steel Yard Worker / Material Handler

Job Title: Steel Yard Worker / Material Handler

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Louisville KY
Pay Range: 16-18/ hour (Based on experience)
Shift: 1st Shift / Monday – Friday 7:30 to 4:30pm

Job Summary

We are looking for a dependable, hardworking Steel Yard Worker to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for receiving, organizing, and preparing heavy steel materials for shipment or production. You will operate material handling equipment, read measurements accurately, and ensure our yard remains safe and orderly. If you thrive in a fast-paced, physical outdoor environment and have a strong commitment to safety, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Material Handling: Safely load, unload, and stage steel products using forklifts, overhead cranes, or skid steer.
• Inventory Control: Organize, count, and track incoming and outgoing steel inventory.
• Yard Maintenance: Maintain a clean, organized, and hazard-free yard workspace.

Qualifications & Skills

• Equipment Knowledge: Experience operating sked steer, forklift, or material handler is highly valued.
• Measurement Skills: Ability to read a tape measure
• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand, bend, and lift to 50–75 lbs repeatedly throughout the shift.
• Weather Adaptability: Comfortable working outdoors in varied weather conditions (heat, cold, rain).

Job Title: Baler Operator / Production Worker

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Louisville Ky
Pay Range: [$16-18 / hour (Based on experience)
Shift: first shift / Monday – Friday

Job Summary

We are seeking a reliable and safety-minded Baler Operator to manage our material compression and packaging equipment. In this role, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining industrial baling machines to process materials (such as scrap steel, cardboard, plastic) for recycling or transport. If you have mechanical aptitude, excel in a fast-paced industrial setting, and take pride in keeping a clean workspace, apply today!

Key Responsibilities

• Machine Operation: Safely set up, monitor, and operate industrial baling machines to compress and bind loose materials into uniform bales.
• Tying & Securing: Thread, tension, and tie heavy-duty wire or strapping around compressed bales to secure them for transport.
• Equipment Maintenance: Perform daily pre-shift inspections, clear jams, clear debris, and conduct basic preventative maintenance (lubrication, fluid checks) on the machinery.
• Staging & Storage: Move finished bales safely using a forklift to designated storage or shipping areas.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: experience operating industrial machinery, ideally in a recycling plant, manufacturing warehouse, scrap yard, or fulfillment center.
• Equipment Skills: Prior forklift certification or experience operating loaders and balers is strongly preferred.
• Safety Awareness: Solid understanding of lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) procedures and heavy machinery safety guidelines.
• Physical Strength: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand for long intervals, and work in dusty, loud, or non-climate-controlled environments.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to spot off-grade materials and ensure bales meet size and weight specifications.

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person