Rental Yard Worker

About the role

Loads, unloads, refuels, moves, ships and receives machines for the Pump and Power Systems Rental operation. Operates forklifts to load, unload and move rental equipment and attachments.

Responsibilities

• Assists customers, vendors and transport companies who are delivering or picking up rental machines.
• Uses DBS to receive and ship machines and attachments.
• Uses DBS to maintain accurate records of inventory locations.
• Stages equipment to be loaded.
• Fuels, checks for damage, and parks machines in appropriate area for service.
• Maintains yard, offices, and storage areas within rental department.
• Works safely at all times. Adheres to all applicable safety policies. Complies with all company policies, procedures, and standards.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assists rental technicians in changing attachments on rental tractors.
• Assists Rental Operations Manager with inventory audits.
• Cleans rental tractors, cabs, and exteriors.
• Works within and promotes corporate values.

Requirements

• Proof of high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Forklift certified.
• Minimum 6 months related experience.
• Must be able to communicate (speak, read, comprehend, write) in English.

Skills

• Experience operating forklifts and large equipment.
• Ability to operate and use cleaning equipment and mechanics repair tools.
• Interpersonal skills to work cooperatively with people and to efficiently meet customer needs.
• Ability to legibly write receiving records, maintain inventory control records, and follow shipping instructions.
• Ability to maintain consistent attendance.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit, use hands, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop and kneel.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, and peripheral vision.

This position is designated as a "Safety-Sensitive Position". A Safety-Sensitive Position includes tasks or duties that the company in good faith believes could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; and outside weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, and extreme heat.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.