Loader Operator

Description

At Pick Your Part , we hire hardworking people who enjoy hands-on work and helping others. As a leader in used auto parts, our team keeps customers on the road—with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a career.

Operate equipment safely and responsibly to move salvage vehicles through all phases of the operation and maintain facility grounds. Help ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. Support dismantling and yard operations. Use a scan gun and tablet/phone to update the inventory system on the location of vehicles. Help ensure fulfillment of daily work orders. Communicate written and verbally with management and other team members. Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Bonus:

$1,000 Hiring Bonus: Eligible employees will receive $500 after completing 90 days of employment and the remaining $500 after completing 6 months of employment. Employees must be actively employed at the time of each payment to qualify.

Essential Job Duties

• Perform preoperational inspections to ensure equipment is safe for work. • Operate equipment safely and courteously in the work area with pedestrians and other vehicle traffic. Equipment operated may include wheel loader, car crusher, skid loader, forklift etc... • Check fluids each day equipment is used and lubricate equipment at recommended intervals. Communicate any findings and equipment hours to management. • Prioritize and plan workload to prevent delays to operations. • Use long and short auto salvage forks on wheel loader to unload car haulers and stage upcoming cars for inventory, dismantle and cuts. • Use bucket to remove snow, spread stone, and maintain grounds such as access roads, water drainage, vehicle holding areas, and salvage yard. • Assist with regulation compliance and quality assurance of dismantled vehicles before unloading from the bay and placing in the salvage yard. • Load Processing rack with unprocessed cars. Process and crush vehicles that have reached their useful life and load onto scrap haulers for final disposal. • Assist with safety and regulation compliance for the facility in general. Maintain location accuracy and integrity of vehicles placed in the yard. • Perform tasks assigned by dispatch which may include: location checks, part checks, part pulls etc. Communicate delays and problems promptly with management and affected coworkers. • Assume other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• 1+ years of experience. • Must have heavy equipment operations experience and some automotive background. • Must possess basic technology competence (scan gun, tablet/phone applications). • Must have good oral and written communication skills. • Must possess the ability to stay calm, cool, and collected in a high-pressure, fast-paced work environment. • Must work well with others.