Title: Commercial Mobile Buyer

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.

Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is built on a foundation of respect and inclusion where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential.

Job Summary:

Truck Driver Straight/Box (Non CDL) purchase metal at construction/demolition, manufacturing and contractor sites throughout Southern Maryland, DC, Northern Virginia area and process on-site purchasing transactions.

Competitive Pay and Full Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance

Company Paid Benefits:

• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Uniforms
• Safety Shoes
• Prescription Safety Glasses
• 401k with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• More Ancillary Benefits

Position Responsibilities:

• Receive and follow directions from our dispatcher, adhere to assigned routes, follow time schedules, use route navigation apps, and experience with Electronic Logs, helpful.
• Safety is our number one requirement!
• Provide excellent customer service, answer questions, and professionally handle complaints any concerns from customers.
• Calculate, record and distribute payment to customer.
• Assist with loading and unloading scrap metal without interfering with operations at customer’s place of business.
• Abide by all highway and DOT transportation laws.
• Maintain a safe driving record.
• Complete daily maintenance checks on truck and notify manager of any issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to manage, track and account for money transactions and reconcile balances
• Ability to utilize a tablet and/or mobile device for purposes of navigation/ route optimization, tracking and customer interface/ signature capture
• Exceptional customer and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate effectively, professionally, with tact and diplomacy
• Ability to take and follow directions and work well with others as part of team
• Flexible schedule to work overtime as needed preferred
• Knowledge of identifying potential safety risks ahead of time.
• Awareness of laws, DOT regulations, OSHA regulations, EPA regulations.

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:

• Current, valid driver’s license
• A maximum of one or less major moving violations and/or at-fault incidents within a rolling 36-month period
• Must be able to meet company insurance requirements- (drivers must be 21 years old or over)
• “NO” DUI or other drug-related driving violation and/ or any driving-related offenses in the last seven years (e.g. hit-and-run, felonies involving a vehicle) on your driving record
• Ability to lift, move, push and pull up to 50 pounds, prolonged sitting
• Must hold current DOT Card. If DOT Card is expired must be able to pass Department of Transportation (DOT) physical.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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.

Must be able to pass Pre-employment DOT drug screen, Criminal Background Screening, Consumer Report, I-9 Verification, Post-Employment DOT Physical, if DOT Card is expiring.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.

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.

Find Out More…

Please visit www.simsltd.com for more information on Sims and its commitment to sustainability.

SIMS LIMITED 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 LIMITED IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE COMPANY 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. THIS APPLIES TO ANY EMPLOYMENT DECISION, INCLUDING RECRUITING, HIRING, PLACEMENT, PROMOTION, TERMINATION, LAYOFF, RECALL, TRANSFER, LEAVES OF ABSENCE, COMPENSATION, AND TRAINING. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WITH A DISABILITY IN NEED OF A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION MAY REQUEST SUCH WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL OR DISCRIMINATION.