Metal Weigher
The metal scale anchors the work — at scrap yards, foundries, mills, or non-ferrous recycling operations, metal weighers capture the weights of metals coming in or out, generating the tickets that drive purchase, billing, and inventory.
What it's like to be a Metal Weigher
The platform scale and the materials-grading area are the working environment — trucks arriving with scrap metal, copper, aluminum, or steel; weights captured by load and by category; tickets generated for settlement; non-ferrous samples sometimes pulled for assay. You're often between the supplier driver and the yard or mill records. Weights captured accurately and grade-category documentation anchor the visible measures.
Where it gets demanding is the materials-grading judgment that affects pricing — scrap metal pays by category and quality, and the weigher often participates in the grading call. Variance across employers is real: at major scrap-metal recyclers and foundries weighers work within structured grading and settlement programs; at smaller yards the role combines weighing with broader yard and grading work.
It fits people who are comfortable in an industrial-yard environment and detail-precise about weight and grading. The trade-off is the dust, noise, and weather exposure typical of metals-yard work. Industry credentials anchor advancement.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.
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