obviously, new to the forum

[JusSko77]

Hey everyone, Name is Skott. I've been working at Sims Metal Management Morrisville yard for just about 4 years now. Started as a picker, moved onto a shredder operator, to Carport Tech "depoluting cars" , to a scrap inspector. Guess you can say that I've been moving my way up, in this crazy environment.

[armstrt8]

Welcome to the forum! Some more first hand knowledge of the yard should be a great addition =D

Do much scrapping of your own aside form the hourly wages?

[JusSko77]

working 65 hours, 6 days a week. Nope, it gets tiring playing the where waldo of deductions for the rigs coming in.
Getting to the point, that almost everyone is trying to get over / insult your intelligence.

[eesakiwi]

Greetings from NewZealand.
Theres 'Simms' scrapmetal yards in NZ. I think they might have first started here to, not sure, but they have been here for several decades.
I tend to use them. Honest as, as there no reason, or way, to short pay you. They also educate us about the metals as they don't tend to do much upgrading of metals.
Its easyer to just get it in and get it out. So if its worth more to start off with, more $$ and less work.

I will tell me mates at our local Simms, which is about furtherest away Simms yard as is possible.

What's the heavyest load of Copper a average 'joe bloggs' scrapper has brought in?

[Jonniebrass]

Welcome from Massachusetts.

[BroJer]

Welcome from Cincy

[TheDude80]

Welcome to the forum from Ohio. Interesting way of spelling Scott. I have the same name, and have never seen it spelled that way. There is a Sims really close to where I live, although I've never been there. Might have to check them out now.

[NJSouth]

Welcome from NJ, Skott. I'd definitely like to hear some "You can't make this crap up" stories from an insider. Feel free to share. How about some tips to win of the affections out our Scrap Yard guys??

[greytruck]

Welcome from south of Chicago

[JusSko77]

Welcome from Massachusetts.

Thanks buddy, expecting a brutal winter up there this year?

Welcome from Cincy

Thanks, how the weather way over there?

Welcome to the forum from Ohio. Interesting way of spelling Scott. I have the same name, and have never seen it spelled that way. There is a Sims really close to where I live, although I've never been there. Might have to check them out now.

lol, yeah, it's always fun when getting pulled over, going to DMV or the hospital and some ding dong wants to argue, thats not how you spell it. Oh really, there wth is it n my SS card?
Sims yards are like going to different stores with the same franchise name. For the most part, they might do just about the same, but the people that work the yard can either make it a fun or a pita experience for customers. I remind myself of that anytime I go to different locations.

Welcome from NJ, Skott. I'd definitely like to hear some "You can't make this crap up" stories from an insider. Feel free to share. How about some tips to win of the affections out our Scrap Yard guys??

LMAO (joking)


Tell me about it, like spring time we had a jackass, drive to drop material off in the peddlers bin, while he was driving up front, the screwball was throwing cinder blocks off on the road, inside the yard. He was really pissed, when he was told, Go back and pick all 11 up and get out. But, at that time, there was a different yard boss. So, things have changed for the better.

Welcome from south of Chicago

Thanks for the Chitown love.

Greetings from NewZealand.
Theres 'Simms' scrapmetal yards in NZ. I think they might have first started here to, not sure, but they have been here for several decades.
I tend to use them. Honest as, as there no reason, or way, to short pay you. They also educate us about the metals as they don't tend to do much upgrading of metals.
Its easyer to just get it in and get it out. So if its worth more to start off with, more $$ and less work.

I will tell me mates at our local Simms, which is about furtherest away Simms yard as is possible.

What's the heavyest load of Copper a average 'joe bloggs' scrapper has brought in?

Yeah, Sims is a global company. So, as long as I'm with the company, I really can move any where and still have a job. Honesty is the one that that is a must with any company / customer relationship, otherwise the customers will just go somewhere else. When I can, I'll upgrade material for what it is. Tho, the flip side is when some customers come in and think they have #1 because of its weight. it's saddening to tell them its just lite iron. Keeping a calm tone, building a report with the people while educating them is key. Tho, another issue with when upgrading or "split tickets" often enough of times, people don't want to throw off one kind of material, weigh out, weigh back in and then unload again. So, often enough, they'll just unload it for the lesser value material.

As for copper brought in, I can't really say for two reasons. One being, I'm still employed by Sims. Second being, I've only been in the metal room a few times and haven't dealt with the smaller side of non farous metals much.

Not sure, if any of you have seen this, But it's a pretty good documentary of what happens to some of the material you all bring in to feeder yards or scrap yards.
SideNote: One of our new to the site supervisors is in the video. around 5:19, good guy, Tho, some of his wording still catches me off guard. More so in the AM, when I'm still waking up. lol.