Yard Hand - Pooraka Cans & Bottles Recycling

Pooraka Bottle & Can Recycling (BROWNS Pooraka)

We are looking for dedicated, hardworking, and energetic people to join our growing family.  Be part of a busy team counting & sorting 10c deposit containers for the public.  For the right person there is also the possibility of working in our scrap metal area.

Pooraka Bottle & Can Recycling has been in business for almost 40 years and has grown into one of the biggest recycling depots in Northern Adelaide.  We have a fantastic reputation for customer service, and all staff are fully trained in how to count and sort products correctly. We operate 7 days a week and are extremely busy on weekends.

 Duties will include but are not limited to:

• General yard duties

• Interaction with residential and commercial customers helping to unload and sort their materials

• Repetitive manual work including heavy lifting and assorting miscellaneous materials

• Maintenance and cleaning of the recycling yard

• Assisting others where required

• Use of power tools and heavy machinery

The successful candidate will possess the following:

• Good math skills as most of the duties are counting bottles and cans

• Physically capable to perform manual labouring tasks as it is very labor intensive

• Be confident dealing directly with the public

• Must have good work ethics, be punctual, reliable, well-presented and be able to take direction easily

• Have knowledge and understanding of safety in the workplace

• Current Forklift licence (LF) - optional

If you are looking to join a tight knit team that values and rewards hard work, look no further. Please submit your application along with your current resume via SEEK.