Yard Supervisor

RBGlobal•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Yard Supervisor is responsible for supervising a large team of employees (large volume branch), monitoring lot inventory/infrastructure, preparing/preserving vehicles, ensuring that the lot is properly set up in preparation for auctions, and maintaining inventory of vehicles/parts. Responsibilities Responsible for creating and maintaining a safe work environment that includes but not limited to ensuring all safety policies and procedures are followed and guarantee staff compliance for all training initiatives and deadlines. Focused on fostering a work environment where safety is a top priority with the team. Ensure that the facility is maintained in a presentable fashion for day-to-day operations. Actively monitor and train staff to ensure their core duties are being carried out in a timely and efficient manner which helps safeguards that the SLA agreements and clientele expectations are meet. Actively educate the staff and promote vehicle enhancements (i.e. shrink wrapping, steam cleaning, proper cleaning, detailing when needed). By doing so will enhance the value of a vehicle at auction and drives profitability at the locations. Monitoring lot inventory and infrastructure. Specifically, daily yard and fence walks are routinely being done which aids in maintaining inventory of vehicles and parts. This will help in the prevention of loss (i.e., holes in fence, inventory missing or vehicles out of place). Responding to customer inquiries in a timely manner such as missing personal belongings, verifying vehicle damage/condition, lot location of vehicles maintaining that customer centric focus and all other inquiries as needed. Recommend or perform personnel actions such as salary increases, performance reviews, hiring, and disciplinary action. Duties are subject to change, based on business needs. Ability to apply appropriate use of security, maintenance, and safety procedures to protect Company and customer assets. Ability to apply appropriate use of personal protective equipment (i.e., safety gloves, safety glasses). Ability to avoid accidents by recognizing potentially unsafe situations and responding appropriately when accidents occur. Ability to follow appropriate industry-specific regulations related to the handling of hazardous materials. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Basic automotive repair
General mechanical knowledge of vehicles
Proficiency with handheld PDA
Basic operation of a forklift or loader
Capable of interacting effectively and supportively with customers & towers
Must be able to perform activities that involve stooping, bending, standing, and walking for reasonable periods
Must remain alert to potential hazards associated with heavy equipment and other vehicles operated in their work area
Strong supervisory experience
Positive attitude
Professional and clean appearance
Able to communicate effectively with team and customers
Work both indoors and outdoors year-round, and climb on and off large equipment and trucks

Responsibilities

Supervising a large team of employees
Monitoring lot inventory/infrastructure
Preparing/preserving vehicles
Ensuring that the lot is properly set up in preparation for auctions
Maintaining inventory of vehicles/parts
Creating and maintaining a safe work environment
Ensuring all safety policies and procedures are followed
Guaranteeing staff compliance for all training initiatives and deadlines
Maintaining the facility in a presentable fashion for day-to-day operations
Actively monitoring and training staff to ensure their core duties are being carried out in a timely and efficient manner
Actively educating the staff and promote vehicle enhancements
Responding to customer inquiries in a timely manner
Recommending or performing personnel actions
Applying appropriate use of security, maintenance, and safety procedures to protect Company and customer assets
Applying appropriate use of personal protective equipment
Avoiding accidents by recognizing potentially unsafe situations and responding appropriately when accidents occur
Following appropriate industry-specific regulations related to the handling of hazardous materials
Performing other duties as assigned