Yard Manager II in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (# 1915)

About Us

Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets in numerous industries including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, mining, and forestry. Our mission is to create compelling business solutions for the world's builders to easily and confidently exchange equipment. Learn more about us at: https://www.ritchiebros.com/ 

About The Team

We conduct hundreds of live auctions each year around the world. It takes a hardworking team of energetic people in a wide variety of full-time and part-time roles to conduct a successful multi-million dollar auction – from equipment inspectors, yard managers and operators to administrative staff and customer service representatives.  

Job Description

• The Yard Manager II is responsible for supervising larger team of employees (large volume branch), monitoring lot inventory/infrastructure, preparing/preserving vehicles, ensuring that the lot is properly set up in preparation for auctions, and maintaining inventory of vehicles/parts

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating and maintaining a safe, engaged, and positive work environment
• Oversee the set-up of the facility for auctions
• Actively enforce company policy, reporting or responding appropriately to all violations or reports of violations.
• Maintaining inventory of vehicles/parts
• Responding to customer needs
• Ensuring compliance with operational standards
• Ability to apply appropriate use of security, maintenance, and safety procedures to protect Company and customer assets.
• Ability to avoid accidents by recognizing potentially unsafe situations and responding appropriately when accidents occur.
• Ability to follow appropriate industry-specific regulations related to the handling of hazardous materials.
• Recommend or perform personnel actions such as salary increases, performance reviews, hiring, and disciplinary action
• Communicate job expectations and planning, monitoring and appraising job results
• Develops, coordinates and enforces systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards
• Develop and build new strategies for our refurbishing/wash facility 
• Develop and build new relationships with 3^rd party contracts and permanent employees for refurbishing/wash facility
• Manager all operating permits associated with requirements
• Manage full compliance of refurbishing/wash facility
• Manage documentation and administrative processes 
• Manage internal and external customer inquiries and obligations 
• Manage direct expenses
• Duties are subject to change, based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in the equipment rental or construction industry and/or related fields preferred.
• Previous forklift operating experience is a plus.
• Basic automotive repair skills.
• Proficiency with handheld PDA.
• Must be willing to learn how to operate a forklift.
• Capable of interacting effectively and supportively with customers & towers.
• Capable of performing and/or assisting with light maintenance of vehicles.
• Must be able to perform activities that involve stooping, bending, standing, and walking for reasonable periods.
• This position involves primarily outdoor work in all types of weather.
• General mechanical knowledge of makes and models of vehicles required.
• Ability to function well as part of a team.
• Must remain alert to potential hazards associated with heavy equipment and other vehicles operated in their work area.
• Heavy equipment operating experience is a plus
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Able to communicate effectively with team and customers
• General mechanical knowledge of vehicle makes/models
• Clean background & drug screen required
• Work evenings, nights, and/or weekends, as necessary.
• Work both indoors and outdoors year-round, and climb on and off large equipment and trucks

EEOC

Ritchie Bros. is an equal opportunity employer and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with all applicable laws. This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Candidate selection is made by Talent Acquisition. Only electronic applications can be accepted.