Cashier

Cashier

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

Main responsibilities:

• Handle cash transactions: Process payments, issue change, and maintain accurate cash records.
• Collaborate with team: Work with yard personnel to ensure smooth operations and support team members.
• Record transactions: Verify cash amounts received and prepare reports for daily transactions.
• Communicate with staff: Use communication tools like walkie-talkies to facilitate smooth operations.
• Maintain inventory: Ensure the cleanliness and organization of the scrap yard and maintain accurate inventory records.

Other duties as assigned. Responsibilities also include tasks related to coverage at the yard's truck scale, as well as the Non-Ferrous Scale. Those duties include but are not limited to:

• Weighing vehicles
• Sampling of inbound materials
• Maintaining inbound and outbound scaling documentation
• Reviewing loads and paperwork for inbound and outbound vehicles
• Upkeeping scale house and scales
• Collecting fees from drivers and maintaining records
• Ensuring trucks don't exceed their maximum weight by law
• Performing safety inspections
• Assisting in loading and unloading of vehicles
• Keeping the weighbridge area clean and tidy
• Issuing receipts to customers

The Non-Ferrous Scale Operator inspects and weighs incoming non-ferrous metals, enters the correct commodity codes, and places materials in their designated locations for recycling.

Job Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
• College degree in business desirable or equivalent business experience

Job Related Experience:

• One to three years of previous cash handling experience in retail environment

Other Preferred Skills:

• Ability to learn many different types of scrap metal
• Excellent phone etiquette with clear verbal communication skills
• Basic math and computer skills necessary
• Work with various levels of customers with a focus on service

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and/or occasionally lift move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world's safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits. Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. Sims does not discriminate with regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, housing status, source of income, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.