Yard Supervisor- Automotive/Salvage
Posted on: 15 Mar 2021
Houston, TX
Job Description
Job Description
As a part of our growth, LKQ is looking for a dedicated Yard Supervisor to oversee yard operations. The Yard Supervisor will be responsible for making sure the site is accessible for the start of production. The Yard Supervisor will support dismantling and the cuts bay. This role would require compliance with established company policies and procedures.
Essential Job Duties:
* Oversee yard operations personnel.
* Responsible for making sure the site is accessible for the start of production.
* Unload haulers and stage cars for inventory department to inventory.
* Support dismantling by bringing un-processed cars to dismantle and place vehicle back in the yard.
* Crush vehicles that have reached their useful life.
* Support the cuts bay.
* Empty the scrap bins.
* Maintain Inventory locations and integrity of vehicles placed in the yard.
* Loads scrap haulers with crushed cars that are ready for final disposal.
* Supervisory Responsibilities: Oversee yard operations personnel.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
High school education with automotive background and heavy equipment experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Would need to gain an understanding on the equipment they are operating with safety and general maintenance in mind. They will also need to get an understanding of our project x inventory system to maintain the vehicle inventory in the yard.
Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment:
The interior of our loaders is environmentally controlled with a/c and heat. With this being said, this is still a very dusty environment. You also need to be very flexible the position requires a lot of body twisting and motion in order to have a clear view of what it is that you are doing.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous heavy equipment operating, some computer skills, general maintenance and understanding of mechanical equipment.
Position Type
Full-time
LKQ Corporation
Chicago, IL
LKQ Corporation is an American provider of alternative and specialty parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ has operations in North America, Europe and Taiwan. LKQ offers its customers a broad range of replacement systems, components, equipment and parts to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles. As of 2018, it was #300 on the Fortune 500 list. In March of 2017, Dominick P. Zarcone was selected to become the new President and Chief Executive Office.
LKQ was initially formed in 1998 through the combination of a number of wholesale recycled products businesses located in Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. We subsequently expanded through internal development and over 220 acquisitions of aftermarket, recycled, refurbished, and remanufactured product suppliers and manufacturers; self service retail businesses; and specialty vehicle aftermarket equipment and accessories suppliers. Our most significant acquisitions include:
• 2007 acquisition of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., which, at the time of acquisition, was the leading domestic distributor of aftermarket products, including collision replacement products, paint products, refurbished steel bumpers, bumper covers and alloy wheels.
• 2011 acquisition of Euro Car Parts Holdings Limited ("ECP"), a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company operating in the United Kingdom. This acquisition allowed us to expand our operations into the European automotive aftermarket business.
• 2013 acquisition of Sator Beheer B.V. ("Sator"), a vehicle mechanical aftermarket parts distribution company based in the Netherlands, with operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France. This acquisition allowed us to further expand our geographic presence into continental Europe.
• 2014 acquisition of Keystone Specialty, which expanded our product offering and increased our addressable market to include specialty vehicle aftermarket equipment and accessories.
• On December 22, 2015, LKQ announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the holding company of Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia
• S.p.A (“Rhiag”), a leading pan-European business-to-business distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Rhiag has operations in Italy, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland and Spain. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions and necessary regulatory approvals.
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IndustryAutomotive
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No. of Employees45,500
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Website
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Jobs Posted10485
