Scrap Metal Recycling Supervisor & Truck Driver

The Haggarty Group; Ipswich City; Presencial; AUD 70 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Haggarty Group is seeking a Scrap Metal Recycling Supervisor & Truck Driver in Ipswich to oversee the West Ipswich yard operations, lead a small team and ensure safe, efficient handling of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap.

You will operate heavy machinery and vehicles, conduct safety briefings, and manage daily tasks to meet production and safety standards in a challenging industrial environment.

Qualificações

• Minimum 3+ years in a scrap metal, waste management or heavy industrial recycling environment.
• Valid QLD HC Licence – Essential.
• Excavator ticket with recognised competency – Essential.
• Valid QLD High Risk Work Licence (LF class) forklift – Essential.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise, train and roster daily yard staff to meet productivity goals and safety requirements.
• Allocate daily tasks, set expectations and hold the team accountable for output and standards.
• Conduct toolbox talks, inductions and on-the-job training for new and existing yard staff.
• Manage day-to-day performance, attendance and behaviour issues, escalating to management where required.
• Enforce compliance with Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) and WHS policies.
• Complete and verify daily pre-start checks on all plant, equipment and vehicles.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessment and incident reporting; ensure corrective actions are closed out.
• Oversee receipt, grading, sorting and segregation of incoming scrap — ferrous and non-ferrous.
• Safely operate excavators fitted with grabs and shears to sort, stockpile and load scrap metal.
• Drive heavy vehicles to deliver, collect and relocate commercial bins, equipment and scrap material.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Safety compliance

Team management

Mechanical aptitude

Literacy and numeracy

Ferramentas

Excavator ticket

Forklift licence

HC Licence

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Scrap Metal Recycling Supervisor & Truck Driver

The Scrap Yard Supervisor oversees day-to-day metal recycling, sorting and bin operations at the West Ipswich yard. The role leads a team of yard hands, plant operators and drivers, holds the yard to strict Queensland Work Health and Safety standards, and operates heavy machinery and heavy vehicles to process, stockpile and transport ferrous and non-ferrous scrap efficiently. The Supervisor is accountable for a safe, clean, productive yard and for the accurate grading and handling of all incoming and outgoing material.

Key responsibilities

Supervise, train and roster daily yard staff to meet productivity goals and safety requirements.

Allocate daily tasks, set expectations and hold the team accountable for output and standards.

Conduct toolbox talks, inductions and on-the-job training for new and existing yard staff.

Manage day-to-day performance, attendance and behaviour issues, escalating to management where required.

Enforce compliance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) and all Group WHS policies and procedures.

Complete and verify daily pre-start checks on all plant, equipment and vehicles.

Lead hazard identification, risk assessment and incident reporting; ensure corrective actions are closed out.

Oversee the receipt, grading, sorting and segregation of incoming scrap — ferrous and non-ferrous.

Safely operate excavators fitted with grabs and shears to sort, stockpile and load scrap metal.

Drive heavy vehicles to deliver, collect and relocate commercial bins, equipment and scrap material.

About you

Valid QLD HC Licence (Heavy Combination truck licence) — Essential

Excavator ticket with nationally recognised competency or statement of attainment — Essential

Valid QLD High Risk Work Licence (LF class) forklift licence — Essential

Minimum 3+ years in a scrap metal, waste management or heavy industrial recycling environment

Proven leadership or supervisory experience managing small-to-medium teams

Sound knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous grades and of scrap handling and processing methods

Strong mechanical aptitude and a genuine commitment to safety protocols

Practical literacy and numeracy for pre-starts, records, volumes and reporting

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia

Satisfactory pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol screening