Triage & Breakdown Specialist

Sigma Equipment•Evansville, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Triage and Breakdown Specialist to join our SIGMA Surplus team. This role will be focused on sorting, organizing, and triaging inbound industrial automation and MRO inventory while assisting with various operational projects as needed across the division. You will be the first point of contact for incoming industrial automation hardware, including PLCs, HMIs, drives, and robotics. Your primary responsibility is to receive, inspect, and disassemble incoming equipment, which includes the breakdown of control cabinets, electrical panels, and ancillary devices to both identify and remove items of value. This role will be responsible for floating between our front-end processing and back-end warehouse teams to coordinate the flow of inventory, as well as assist with adhoc projects, help balance the day to day workload, as well as balance the inbound queues for each group.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to operate a fork truck, pallet jack, and other warehouse oriented equipment.
Ability to operate hand tools, power tools, and general measuring/diagnostic equipment.
Computer proficiency and an ability to use cameras and tablets for editing photographs.
Demonstrated strong work ethic, attention to detail and working in a team environment
A high school diploma is required
Hands-on technical experience required
Must be comfortable operating a forklift and working at heights (up to 25’)
Must be able to safely lift up to 50lbs
Must have a valid Driver’s license
Required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.

Nice To Haves

some college preferred
mechanical, electrical experience preferred

Responsibilities

Managing day-to-day work requirements of the assigned team to ensure financial goals are obtained.
Sort, organize, and triage inbound MRO inventory to remove packing materials, scrap metal, waste, and items deemed of no resale value.
Perform visual and preliminary technical inspections on all incoming industrial automation and MRO parts.
Safely disassemble complex electronic and mechanical assemblies using appropriate tools.
Identify part numbers, revisions, and physical damage to determine if items are in need of repair, can be harvested for parts, or scrapped.
Work to ensure good inventory is fed into the proper down-stream processing channel.
Manage all recycling and disposal efforts within the Surplus group for streamlined operations.
Prioritize both inbound and warehouse space consolidation efforts to ensure material flow both into and from the proper channels, tagged and cataloged accordingly.
Assist with picking, packing and shipping outbound orders when necessary.
Assist with cataloging and creating ecommerce listings when necessary.
Assist with cataloging idle assets for MRO and equipment auctions.