Lead Yard Worker

Pick Your Part•Houston, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform work outdoors in the yard, removing parts from cars. Serves in a lead capacity by reviewing work, allocating resources, and providing solutions to staff issues.

Requirements

3+ years of related experience required
Fully competent in job requirements
In-depth knowledge and experience
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc.
Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and PowerPoint presentations to support business objectives.
Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills.
May train others in functional areas, interact with others, and make presentations to the department or middle management.
Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive, and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
Decisions generally affect one's own job or assigned functional area.
Results are defined; sets personal goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.
Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma/GED

Responsibilities

Serve, as needed, in a lead capacity to peers by reviewing work, accepting special assignments, and solving routine issues.
May operate a forklift or loader to assist in moving cars from processing to the yard.
Clean out debris from cars before they go into the processing area.
Pull out batteries to be tested and resold.
Bring charged batteries to the retail area.
Work with the Loader Operator to properly stage or pull cars in the yard.
Walk the yard and place debris in the cars being removed from the yard.
Dismantle tires.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Ensure all EPA and OSHA regulations are being met.
Wear all required PPE.
Comply with established company policies and procedures.
Initiate and support the continual improvement of LKQ’s quality improvement system.
Assume other duties as assigned.