Scrap Yard Manager

Yard Manager

The Yard Manager plays an integral role in overseeing the daily operations of a yard or outdoor facility, ensuring smooth and efficient handling of materials and equipment. This position involves coordinating the movement, storage, and logistics of goods, often for industries such as construction, transportation, or warehousing. By maintaining a well-organized yard, the manager supports the timely execution of projects and operations, while also implementing safety protocols to protect personnel and assets. Through effective leadership and communication, the Yard Manager liaises with various departments, from procurement to dispatch, to optimize the flow of operations and meet organizational objectives.

Scrap Yard Manager :

We are   looking for a Scrap Yard Manager who could manage, direct, and coordinate scrap production at a metals recycling scrap yard in order to achieve production output, and profit objectives consistent with quality customer service and safety and corporate goals. This position is responsible for overall management, profitability, and production. This position has direct responsibility for providing high quality scrap to obtain scrap goals aligned with the Company’s strategic objectives.

Nature and Scope :

The incumbent has the responsibility to support and enhance the division’s sales policies, procedures, practices, to ensure the desired results consistent with profitability objectives, and existing market conditions.

Maintain safe working conditions and ensure that employees follow safe working standards.

Participates in safety meetings and follows up on all matters related to safety.

Ensures that Company policies relating to all employees are being implemented on a fair and consistent basis and that good employee relation practices are being maintained.

Analyzes the overall coordination of all departments to ensure the smooth flow of work through the location.

Reviews the operations of the location to ensure that orders are being processed to meet customer requirements. Analyzes all cost, financial and operating reports to ensure that department objectives are being met.

Reviews the performance and results of the staff under responsibility area to ensure efficient and accurate functioning of these areas.

Principal Accountabilities :

• Responsible for overall health & safety in conjunction with the Corporate Safety program for the location.
• Responsible for Employee Relations and personnel policy at the location.
• Responsible for achieving operational goals.
• Responsible for maintaining customer relationships.
• Direct responsibility for the transfer cost of internal scrap.
• Overall responsibility of the location’s costs including spending and budget development.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and long-term planning.
• Ensures environmental compliance and conformance within corporate policy and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience :

Work hours may extend beyond the typical nine-to-five, including early starts or late finishes to align with shipment schedules. This position involves a high level of interaction, not only with on-site team members but also with drivers and possibly clients, emphasizing the importance of clear communication skills.

QSM believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of QSM that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in Canada without current or future sponsorship.