Assistant Yard Manager - #188144

About Us

IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA), a Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers company (NYSE: RBA) and (TSX: RBA), is a trusted global marketplace for insights, services, and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA’s unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles. IAA serves a global buyer base – located throughout over 170 countries – and a full spectrum of sellers, including insurers, dealerships, fleet lease and rental car companies, and charitable organizations. Buyers have access to multiple digital bidding and buying channels, innovative vehicle merchandising, and efficient evaluation services, enhancing the overall purchasing experience. IAA offers sellers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at maximizing vehicle value, reducing administrative costs, shortening selling cycle time and delivering the highest economic returns.

About The Team

We conduct hundreds of live auctions each year around the world. It takes a hardworking team of energetic people in a wide variety of full-time and part-time roles to conduct a successful multi-million dollar auction – from equipment inspectors, yard managers and operators to administrative staff and customer service representatives. 

Job Description

The major responsibility of the Assistant Yard Managers is to assist the Yard Manager in ensuring that the main auction site and off-site locations run smoothly and safely.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating site preparation, auction ramp and loading ramp
• Overseas the yard layout and equipment line up
• Ensures the sale site is safe and up to Ritchie Brothers standards
• Ensure adherence to environmental regulations of the sale location
• Responsible for planning the refurbishing schedule and budget; control purchase orders and cost sheets
• Liaise with subcontractors
• Ensure equipment is in sale-ready condition
• Arrange directional, parking and yard signs
• Ensure proper attachment removal
• Ensure equipment has fuel, oil and anti-freeze
• Organize yard supplies per check list
• Responsible for daily Supervision of operators and yard staff including scheduling of day of sale casual staff
• Ensure ongoing compliance with all corporate and legislated health and safety and environmental policies, regulations and laws
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• EH&S experience
• Mechanical aptitude
• Equipment Repair & Refurbishment experience
• Inventory management
• Part sourcing & procurement (negotiation skills)
• Previous experience managing or supervising multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience with industrial and / or agricultural equipment, trucks and trailers
• Previous cost management experience, and a background in business fundamentals and business financial knowledge is preferred
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Proven experience providing excellent customer service to customers and colleagues
• Strong computer skills, including the ability to learn new programs
• Top-notch written and verbal communication skills (on this job your most valuable tools will be the 2-way radio, a cell phone and a computer)
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment