Yard Lead

Overview

Who We Are:

Founded nearly half a century ago in St. Louis, Missouri, Metal Exchange Corporation continues to grow as a global leader in the purchasing, processing, and manufacturing of non-ferrous metals. Enabled by our breadth of experience and deep expertise, we are proud to deliver top-quality products and services to customers across our family of brands – including Metal Exchange Trading, Metal Exchange Cast Products, Pennex Aluminum and Electro Cycle, LLC. 

But it’s not just what we do that sets us apart, it’s how we do it. Safety. Integrity. Respect. Drive. These core values are embodied by each member of our team; guiding every action we take and decision we make. Whether it’s driving innovation within our industry, making the impossible possible for our customers, providing a safe, respectful workplace for employees or supporting our local communities, our purpose is clear. We are dedicated to impacting our world in a positive way.  

Job Summary:

Organizes and prioritizes all activities involved in loading, unloading, storing, transferring, and distributing materials such as prime aluminum, dealer scrap, internally generated scrap and other misc. metals and materials in yard by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Confers with plant personnel and plans and allocates use of materials handling equipment such as forklifts, trailers, and trucks.
• Ensures that all entries are completed in a timely manager and that all metal is accounted for in the system.
• Keeps a record of materials received and used.
• Inspects incoming materials and verifies bills of lading/pack slips.
• Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of department.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Responsible for providing guidance to the team on shift.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

1 Year experience in data entry

1 Year experience in Yard Jockey

1 Year Leadership Role

1 Year experience in Forklift

Physical Requirements:

Measures the physical demand and/or level of Environmental Exposure.

Requirement

Occasional

Seldom

Physical Demand

·     Sedentary - up to 10 lbs.

·     Light - 11-25 lbs.

·     Medium - 26-50 lbs.

·     Heavy - 51-100 lbs.

·     Very Heavy - 100 lbs.

·   Sedentary - up to 10 lbs.

·   Light - 11-25 lbs.

·   Medium - 26-50 lbs.

·   Heavy - 51-100 lbs.

·   Very Heavy - 100 lbs.

Environmental Hazard

26-50%

11-25%

Physical Demand:  the level and/or duration of physical exertion generally required to perform occupational tasks.

• Frequently move and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities: required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• High Posture: standing, walking, climbing.

Environmental Hazard:

• Exposed to frequent moving mechanical parts.
• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions

Other duties and responsibilities:

Language Skills:  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively to employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to escalate employee and/or business-related issues to supervisor.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

We welcome people of different backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives. To ensure our business and culture continue to be inclusive of all people, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age or marital status, veteran, or disability status. Metal Exchange Corporation and its family of brands are proud to be equal opportunity employers. Additionally, all your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.