Yard Supervisor

Company Description

Interco is a global metals trading and recycling company headquartered in St. Louis with facilities in Missouri and Illinois. The company buys, sells, and processes nonferrous metals and electronics scrap worldwide utilizing established partnerships with end consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

www.intercojobs.com 

Job Description

The Interco Yard Supervisor is responsible for the daily operation and organization of a busy industrial yard, ensuring materials, equipment, trailers, and vehicles are moved, staged, loaded, and unloaded safely and efficiently. This role manages material flow, maintains organized staging areas, and coordinates yard activities to minimize congestion, delays, and unnecessary movement.

The Yard Supervisor directs and coordinates yard employees and equipment operators, assigning work based on daily priorities and workload. The position oversees the safe and efficient use of forklifts, loaders, trucks, trailers, and other mobile equipment while monitoring yard conditions, equipment needs, and material locations.

The Yard Supervisor maintains a safe, clean, and organized work environment by enforcing safety procedures, equipment operating standards, traffic controls, and housekeeping expectations. The role works closely with management and other departments to resolve operational issues, prevent bottlenecks, improve workflow, and maintain efficient material movement throughout the yard.

Interco provides comprehensive training on the equipment, processes, and procedures specific to the operation. The company is seeking an experienced supervisor who can lead and develop people, organize the work, solve problems, learn the operation, and take ownership of the yard.

Qualifications

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for daily operation and organization of the assigned yard.
• Manage material flow, staging, loading, unloading, and movement throughout the yard.
• Assign and coordinate employees and equipment to meet daily operational and throughput objectives.
• Direct the safe and efficient use of forklifts, excavators, loaders, trucks, trailers, and other yard equipment.
• Maintain organized material locations, staging areas, equipment areas, and clear traffic and pedestrian paths.
• Monitor yard conditions and equipment for safety hazards, damage, maintenance needs, and operational issues.
• Guide, train, communicate expectations, and evaluate yard employees and equipment operators.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized outdoor work environment and enforce company safety policies and procedures.