Parts Puller

LKQ Corporation•Avon, IN

About The Position

The Parts Puller locates and removes parts from vehicles in the yard safely. Duties vary between full-service and self-service operations and include retrieving, inspecting, staging, sorting, and loading parts; assisting with customer orders and inventory tasks; and maintaining safe, orderly work areas. The role follows company policies and procedures and supports LKQ’s quality improvement system. It does not supervise employees. Automotive experience is required. Full-service candidates may have no prior warehouse experience; on-the-job training is provided to learn the duties, procedures, products, locations, machinery, and equipment. Preferred qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and forklift certification. The work may involve hazardous conditions and equipment, cramped spaces or working underneath vehicles, required PPE, extreme temperatures, and high noise levels. The employee must be able to lift up to 75 pounds. Periodic travel, including overnight stays, may be required depending on position requirements.

Requirements

Automotive experience required.
For full-service work: 0 or more years of warehouse-related experience; on-the-job training is provided.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to communicate basic messages orally, write brief messages, and keep simple records.
Ability to follow clear directions, standard procedures, supervisor or manager guidance, and assigned priorities.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including lifting up to 75 pounds and working in cramped spaces or underneath vehicles.
Ability to work around potentially hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment and to wear required PPE.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
Forklift certification.

Responsibilities

Receive labels from the supervisor for parts to be pulled.
Pull and retrieve parts from vehicles in the yard.
Inspect parts and notify the supervisor of damage.
Stage parts for delivery drivers.
Operate a forklift or order selector to transport parts in and around the warehouse.
Sort and place parts and supplies on racks, shelves, or in bins according to a predetermined sequence.
Respond to customer counter sales by receiving orders, pulling products, and loading them into customer vehicles.
Verify product availability for inside sales staff.
Classify returns according to parts’ integrity and condition and prepare forms for inventory adjustments.
Check in defective parts and enter them into the computer system for vendor return.
Sign off on deleted tickets and explain the reason.
Load trucks according to the delivery schedule and perform a final check of the loaded parts.
Place wheel cores in the staging area for return to remanufacturing facilities.
Maintain orderliness and housekeeping in assigned work areas.
Initiate and support continual improvement of LKQ’s quality improvement system.
In self-service operations, operate a forklift or loader to help move cars from processing to the yard, as needed.
Clean debris from cars before they enter the processing area.
Pull batteries for testing and resale, and bring charged batteries to the retail area.
Work with the Loader Operator to stage or pull cars in the yard.
Walk the yard and place debris in cars being removed from the yard.
Dismantle tires.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Ensure EPA and OSHA regulations are met.
Wear all required personal protective equipment.
Comply with established company policies and procedures.