Materials Recycler
What the work is
Salvages materials from industrial, commercial and private establishments for resale.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Identifies, collects and assesses quality of recyclable materials from industrial, commercial and private establishments
- Sorts and separates recyclable materials according to type and quality
- Cleans and prepares recyclable materials for resale
- Determines the market value of recyclable materials and negotiates prices with buyers
- Maintains records of materials collected, processed and sold
- Implements and maintains recycling programs in collaboration with local authorities and businesses
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in an equipment hire yard, a Sunday market and a scrap and recycling depot in a fictional country town. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A first-time hirer returns the machine clean, on time, with the job finished
- Your market stall sells out and people ask when you will be back next week
- You find a useful item in a load of scrap and give it a second life
Hard days
- Standing out in the weather with a stall, and the customers are staying away
- A returned machine that is damaged and a customer who says it was already broken
- A load of material that turns out to be more dangerous than the seller said
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 631932, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.