Yard Worker Laborer

LKQ•Tooele, UT

About The Position

The Yard Worker Laborer locates and removes parts from vehicles in the yard while following safety requirements. Depending on the work area, duties may include pulling and staging parts, operating material-handling equipment, assisting with customer orders and inventory tasks, moving or preparing vehicles, handling batteries and tires, and maintaining a clean work area. The role follows company policies and procedures and supports LKQ’s quality improvement system. The position does not supervise employees.

Requirements

No prior experience is required (0+ years).
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.
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 perform duties involving occasional standing, walking, pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or sitting for extended periods.
Ability to work around potentially hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment, and possible exposure to extreme temperatures and high noise levels.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or GED.
Forklift certification is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Receive labels from the supervisor identifying parts to pull.
Pull and retrieve parts from vehicles in the yard, inspect them for damage, and notify the supervisor of any damage.
Stage parts for delivery drivers.
Operate a forklift or order selector to transport parts within the warehouse.
Sort and place parts and supplies on racks, shelves, or in bins according to the designated sequence.
Respond to customer counter orders by receiving orders, pulling products, and loading them into customer vehicles.
Verify product availability for inside sales staff.
Classify returns by the integrity and condition of the parts 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 verify the parts loaded.
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.
Potentially operate a forklift or loader to move cars from processing to the yard.
Clean debris from cars before they enter the processing area.
Remove 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, meet EPA and OSHA requirements, wear required PPE, and comply with company policies and procedures.