Operate equipment safely and responsibly to move salvage vehicles through all phases of the operation, maintain facility grounds and perform snow removal. Help ensure compliance with all federal, state and local regulations. Use scan gun and tablet/phone to update the inventory system on the location of vehicles. Help ensure fulfillment of daily work orders.

Essential Job

Duties Perform pre-operational inspections to ensure equipment is protected for work.

Equipment operated may include a wheel loader, car crusher, skid loader, backhoe, forklift, etc...

Use long and short auto salvage forks on the wheel loader to unload car haulers and stage upcoming cars for inventory, dismantling 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 bay and placing in the salvage yard.

Load dismantle bays with unprocessed cars. Assist with safety and regulation compliance for the facility in general.



Must have heavy equipment operations experience and some automotive background.

Must possess basic technology competence (scan gun, tablet/phone applications).

Preferred Requirements High School Diploma/GED.

Previous heavy equipment operation, some computer skills, general maintenance and understanding of mechanical equipment.

understanding of automotive components and disassembly.

Experience in rigging/lifting operations a plus.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Basic computer skills.

- sets personal own goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.**May regularly wear personal protective equipment (PPE). Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (contingent on position requirements).*

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