Salvage Yard Worker

LKQ Corporation • Toledo, OH

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About The Position

LKQ Corporation is seeking a motivated Salvage Yard Worker to locate and remove parts from vehicles safely. The role may involve full-service warehouse and customer support duties or self-service yard operations. The employee follows supervisor direction, company procedures, safety requirements, and quality improvement practices. The position does not include supervisory responsibilities.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Duties may involve working with vehicles and warehouse equipment, handling parts and supplies, and maintaining a safe, clean, orderly work area. The employee may be exposed to hazardous situations and equipment, cramped spaces, extreme temperatures, and high noise levels, and may need to wear personal protective equipment.

Requirements

• No prior experience required.
• For full-service duties, 0+ years of warehouse-related experience supplemented by on-the-job training to learn duties, procedures, work methods, products, locations, machines, equipment, and operating methods, and to attain proficiency.
• 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 standard procedures and supervisor or manager guidance and priorities.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in cramped spaces or underneath vehicles and assume awkward positions.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of standing, walking, pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or sitting for extended periods.

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 them, and notify the supervisor of any 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 the 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 the integrity and condition of parts and prepare inventory adjustment forms.
• 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 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.
• Operate a forklift or loader to assist in moving 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 required personal protective equipment and comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Fertility coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• Short-term disability.
• Employee assistance program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed