Yard Attendant

About the role

If you're looking for a career that will provide a challenging work environment and many opportunities to learn, our company is the place for you. Join our team and become part of a company full of exciting opportunities. We help employees achieve their personal best by offering many opportunities that develop and enhance their skills for career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Operate a wood receiving yard for the purpose of collection and processing biomass fuel to be utilized at a wood fired power plant within established procedures.
• Perform yard equipment (grinder, excavator, and wheel loader) operations and record keeping duties inclusive of maintaining shift logs and equipment records.
• Maintain strict adherence to Yard Safety, Fuel Processing and Administrative programs and procedures.
• Monitor the operation of yard equipment and systems and take appropriate action to ensure they are operated safely, in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in all yard activity including working with contractors and employees; support other yards.
• Provide equipment cleaning, filter changes, and adjustments.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Maintain a safe work environment through job planning, housekeeping, adherence to yard safety rules and procedures, and identification and correction of hazards.
• Operate the wood receiving yard store and provide excellent customer service; includes handling cash, credit card, and charge account payments from customers.
• Prepare and make regular deposits to the bank.
• Maintain the grade at yard while processing material to allow for proper water runoff; includes orderly staging of processed material for contracted haulers.
• Inspect, receive, reject, unload, sort out undesirable material, and stage incoming wood in piles for processing.
• Track yard activity through writing of tickets, paperwork, and computer entries.
• Perform various housekeeping and maintenance tasks.
• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Construction or Mechanical Trades with a minimum of two (2) years experience in operating and/or maintaining heavy equipment (e.g., construction, farming equipment, bulldozer) OR High School Diploma with a minimum of four (4) years of applicable experience.
• Valid driver's license required.

Skills

• Able to use standard computer software programs such as spreadsheets, word processors, databases and other common programs.
• Knowledge of Large Mobile Heavy Equipment (wheel loaders, excavators, wood grinders) operation and established procedures.
• Computer skills including handling payment based software.
• Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and take direction from others.
• Ethics and standards of conduct.

Working Conditions

• Climbing stairs; frequent walking; ability to sit or stand for extended periods.
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; lifting, moving, or carrying items up to 35 pounds.
• Close vision, color vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and must remain alert throughout the workday.
• Effective communication; regular use of computers and related technology.
• Exposure to atmospheric conditions such as dust, fumes, odors, gases, and other airborne particles.
• High noise areas, confined spaces, elevated locations, extreme internal or external temperatures, including prolonged exposure to the sun.
• Exposure to mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, and high/low pressure steam hazards, as well as high electrical voltage.
• Operation of heavy or hazardous equipment; exposure to vehicle traffic; handling potentially hazardous chemicals while following established safety procedures.
• Company may require a Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluation to confirm an employee can safely and effectively perform essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation; FFD testing used only in circumstances permitted by law and administered in a job-related manner consistent with business necessity.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
• Lucrative employee referral program
• Employee recognition culture

About the Company

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. We do unique things for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.