Life at Ultimate Recycling

Two yards, one crew, and material that goes somewhere.

We buy, sort, and process industrial scrap in western Kentucky — and we run the marketplace it sells on. That second part changes what the first part feels like.

Nobody guesses

Every load is weighed and every grade is called before it is baled. If something looks contaminated or mis-graded, you stop and flag it — that is the expectation, not the exception, and the system records who called it.

You see where it goes

The bale you strapped has a listing, a buyer, and a destination. We run the marketplace the material sells on, so the yard is not the end of the story for anyone who works in it.

Small enough to be heard

We are a small operation. An idea about how a bay should be laid out is a conversation with the person who can change it, not a form.

A day, by role

On the floor

  • Clock in on your phone; your shift is already on the screen.
  • Work the receiving bay as loads come in — sort by grade, stage what is ready to bale.
  • Bale, strap, and tag. The tag is what the buyer eventually sees.
  • Stage outbound and check the weights against the paperwork before it leaves.

On the truck

  • Your route for the day is on the phone, stop by stop.
  • Pick up, weigh, photograph, and capture a signature at the gate.
  • Everything you record lands on the bill of lading as you go, not at the end.
  • Home at night. These are local and regional runs, not over-the-road.

In dispatch

  • Build the day's routes off the board — what has to move, what fits on a truck.
  • Assign drivers, watch the loads progress, and re-plan when something slips.
  • Talk to sellers about pickup windows the yard can actually hit.

In the office

  • Quote material, keep the price sheet honest, and answer the phone.
  • Work the marketplace side: listings, buyers, and the settlement queue.
  • Everything runs on one system, so nobody is reconciling two spreadsheets.

What we are honest about

It is a yard. It is hot in July and cold in January, the work is physical, and the days are early. Nobody here will tell you otherwise in an interview and then let you find out in week one.

What we will tell you is what the shift is, what it pays, and who you will be working next to — before you decide.

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