Yard Manager

About the role

Join the Riverview Materials Inc family as our enthusiastic new Yard Manager! We're on the lookout for a proactive individual who loves working outdoors and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced recycling facility in Riverdale. If you have experience leading a dedicated team of operators, drivers, and laborers, this role might be the perfect fit for you! As our Yard Manager, you’ll play a key role in supervising our yard operations, which involve sorting materials, loading, operating equipment, and managing truck flow. Your main goal will be to ensure a safe, efficient, and productive environment for everyone on site. This isn’t just a desk job; we’re searching for someone who enjoys collaboration and can dive right in with the team to resolve challenges and keep everything running smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Leading daily yard operations, supervising all aspects of loading/unloading, sorting, and equipment use.
• Reducing downtime and ensuring a swift turnaround for incoming and outgoing trucks.
• Supporting and guiding yard employees, including drivers, operators, sorters, and laborers.
• Upholding safety standards by ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, and company protocols.
• Performing regular equipment inspections and coordinating maintenance to keep everything in tip-top shape.
• Collaborating closely with the General Manager to address performance, challenges, and growth opportunities.
• Operating equipment as needed, such as forklifts, skid steers, front-end loaders, and yard trucks.
• Helping to maintain a clean, safe, and efficient site for everyone!

Requirements

Experience: 5+ years in a yard, recycling, scrap, construction, or logistics environment; 2+ years in a supervisory or lead role; experience operating heavy equipment (forklift, skid steer, loader) strongly preferred.

Education: High School Diploma or GED required; technical or trade school is a plus, but not required.

Typical Physical Demands: Ability to operate office equipment used as needed; ability to organize various office systems/stations through adjusting, connecting, lifting, pulling, pushing, bending, or folding for the purpose of proper records development, office functions, and/or management; ability to use a computer and related devices throughout the workday while seated at a desk or workstation; ability to climb ladders, bend, stoop, or stand for long periods of time; must be able to reach above shoulders and lift a minimum of 50 pounds; reasonable accommodations may be made; normal setting is a combination of office setting (20%) and operations floor (80%) of time.

Skills

• Strong team leadership and communication skills.
• Mechanical aptitude and understanding of industrial equipment.
• Ability to problem-solve and make quick decisions in a busy environment.
• Comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Company-sponsored 401(k) with match
• Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days
• A team-focused work environment where your leadership makes a daily impact

Pay

Competitive pay of $65,000-$85,000 based on experience