Summary
Location
Camden
Type
full-time
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About this role
EMR is one of the world’s leading metal recycling companies with a history spanning decades. At EMR, our employees are the heart and soul of our organization. We are committed to creating a workplace that prioritizes the well-being and safety of everyone. Our company provides a supportive and inclusive community where everyone's ideas and contributions are valued. We believe in teamwork and collaboration.
Our mission is to provide our customers with efficient and reliable metal recycling services while minimizing the environmental impact of our operations. EMR recycles ten million tons of material annually, everything from beverage cans to aircraft carriers. We work with a wide variety of metals including copper, aluminum, brass, and stainless steel and can recycle it into more than 200 different types of new sustainable raw materials.
EMR offers our team a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans with company match, wellbeing benefits, employee assistance program and more. Join us and be a part of a team that puts people first!
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Start your career in the recycling, sustainability and materials processing industry by joining a growing team that values safety, precision, and exceptional customer service. As a Recycling Operations Specialist at EMR, you’ll play a vital role in daily yard and scale operations—directing traffic, weighing and recording materials, and providing clear, courteous communication to every customer. If you’re detail-oriented, safety-minded, and enjoy an active, customer-focused environment, we want to meet you.
What You’ll Do
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Safely direct customer and vehicle traffic through the yard and weigh scale area.
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Collaborate with the yard operations team to support efficiency and customer satisfaction.
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Accurately weigh and record incoming/outgoing materials using the Weighmaster system.
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Identify and grade various metals and recyclable materials.
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Issue tickets and payments based on verified weights, grades, and pricing.
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Communicate yard procedures, direct material drop-offs, and ensure smooth flow of operations.
What You Bring
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High attention to detail and accuracy
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Excellent communication and customer service skills
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Ability to stay calm and professional under pressure
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Strong problem-solving skills and initiative
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Knowledge of different metals/materials preferred
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Basic computer proficiency for transaction recording
Education & Experience
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High school diploma or equivalent required
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2+ years of experience in customer service, recycling, waste management, or yard operations
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1+ year of experience working directly with the public
Why Join EMR?
You’ll be part of a team that values safety, respect, and continuous improvement. We offer opportunities to grow, learn, and make an impact every day. The compensation range for this position is dependent on factors such as relevant work experience, specialized skills, industry knowledge, work location, and alignment with similar roles. EMR offers a competitive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision coverage, group life insurance (3x base pay), paid time off, 401(k) plan with company match, and more. Additional compensation may include quarterly location performance bonuses.
EMR USA Metal Recycling provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Other facts
About EMR Metal Recycling
For people to thrive, so must our planet.
At EMR, we protect our planet by finding new ways to transform today’s materials into tomorrow’s.
By transforming unwanted materials into valuable resources, we will ensure the materials we all want – to continue to create, build, manufacture, and innovate – will always be available. And the planet we all need will have the right conditions to regenerate, without unnecessary mining depleting the earth or carbon filling the atmosphere.
EMR employs and empowers the best people – around 4000 across the globe – supporting them with the latest technology. And we partner with our customers to revolutionise the way we design and deconstruct our built world.
Together, we:
- Recycle, repurpose and reuse metals and plastics.
- Innovate to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
- Deliver specialist services, such as marine recycling, automotive, fridges, wind turbines and much more.
- Stop over 15 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
Together, we can remake tomorrow.
What you'll do
- The Recycling Operations Specialist will safely direct customer and vehicle traffic, weigh and record materials, and ensure smooth operations in the yard. This role involves collaborating with the yard operations team to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
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