Heavy Equipment Operator

• Safe Handling and/or moving material.
• Knowledge of the excavator/magnet/grapple loading requirements; material shipping specifications; weight thresholds.
• Effective communication with all site personnel.
• Maintain daily logs of equipment usage, maintenance, etc.
• Daily maintenance of equipment.
• Identify, report, correct and/or prevent hazards.
• Perform tasks maintaining all health, safety and environmental rules and ensure work is completed in a safe and responsible manner.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Handle and manipulate objects on a repetitive basis.
• Work outside in the elements regardless of the season.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Heavy equipment certification a plus.
• 2 years of heavy equipment operation experience.
• Organizational skills, able to multitask.
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently.
• Team player, able to get along with a diverse group.

• Medical & Dental (70% employer paid).
• Life Insurance $25,000 (100% employer paid).
• 401k (2.5% company match).
• 8.5 Paid Holidays.
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time.
• Employee Referral $1,000.
• Safety Toe Boot & Prescription Safety Glasses Reimbursement Annually.
• Vision (Out of pocket).
• Flexible Spending Account (Out of pocket).
• Aflac Services (Out of pocket).

Metalico is a leading full-service, broadly diversified scrap metal recycler, principally operating in the Northeastern United States. Our scrap operations source, buy, process, and sell four distinct groups of commodity metals for use in the manufacture of new products:We recycle scrap steel and iron, which is sold primarily to domestic mills and foundries.We recycle non-ferrous metals, principally aluminum, copper, lead, and nickel-based steel and high temperature alloys.These products are sold to domestic manufacturers and, to a lesser extent, to the export markets. Metalico today employs 600 people in 27 operating locations across 6 states. Metalico is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey.