Weighbridge Operations Coordinator

Sims Metal; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with overtime

Career progression opportunities

Company Paid Parental leave

Health and wellbeing support (BUPA)

Novated leasing options

Superannuation education sessions

Job summary

Sims Limited in Sydney, NSW, is seeking a Weighbridge Operations Coordinator to manage weighbridge transactions, documentation, and reporting. You’ll support the Yard Manager, drive efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement across the site, and assist with non-ferrous export compliance and stock control.

The role emphasizes accuracy, strong administration, and customer service while coordinating transport and logistics for ferrous and non-ferrous materials.

Qualifications

• Experience in weighbridge operations, logistics coordination, transport administration, or a similar operational environment.
• Strong administration and data-entry skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience with financial processes including cash handling, reconciliations, and account administration.
• Excellent customer service and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily weighbridge operations, ensuring all transactions are processed accurately and efficiently.
• Provide a high level of customer service to suppliers, transport providers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage incoming and outgoing material documentation and system records.
• Process vendor payments, account reconciliations, and financial administration activities.
• Coordinate transport and logistics activities for ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, environmental standards, Chain of Responsibility requirements, and site procedures.
• Maintain accurate records, reports, spreadsheets, and filing systems.
• Assist with inventory control, stock processing, and end-of-month stocktakes.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities and support implementation of best practices.
• Support training, development, and ongoing operational excellence across the site.
• Administer non-ferrous export operations, ensuring accurate records and compliance with export requirements.

Skills

Data entry

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Tools

AX

MEX

Truck Scale systems

Job description

Founded in Australia in 1917, Sims Limited (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling and circular solutions for technology. We play a critical role in advancing circularity and decarbonisation by supplying recycled materials and re-purposed products that help preserve our planet. At Sims, we believe in developing our people. With a strong promote-from-within philosophy and a range of programmes that support continuous learning, we offer opportunities for meaningful, long-term careers. Employing more than 4,100 people worldwide, we operate over 155 facilities across 13 countries. As an ASX-listed company, Sims provides the stability, transparency, and professional growth opportunities of a publicly traded organisation, all driven by our purpose: to create a world without waste.

Weighbridge Operations Coordinator

Are you an organised operations professional with strong administration, logistics, and customer service skills? We are seeking a Weighbridge Operations Coordinator to join our busy recycling and resource recovery operation in Milperra.

About The Role

As the Weighbridge Operations Coordinator, you will be the central point of contact for weighbridge operations, ensuring the accurate processing of transactions, transport documentation, stock administration, and reporting activities. You will work closely with the Yard Manager to support daily operations while driving efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement across the site.

This is a critical role responsible for coordinating weighbridge activities, supporting logistics operations, ensuring compliance, and delivering exceptional service to customers, drivers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

The role will also support non-ferrous export compliance, ensuring accurate material classification, documentation, traceability, and export processes in line with relevant regulatory, customer, and international trade requirements.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Coordinate daily weighbridge operations, ensuring all transactions are processed accurately and efficiently.
• Provide a high level of customer service to suppliers, transport providers, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage incoming and outgoing material documentation and system records.
• Process vendor payments, account reconciliations, and financial administration activities.
• Coordinate transport and logistics activities for ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, environmental standards, Chain of Responsibility requirements, and site procedures.
• Maintain accurate records, reports, spreadsheets, and filing systems.
• Assist with inventory control, stock processing, and end-of-month stocktakes.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities and support implementation of best practices.
• Support training, development, and ongoing operational excellence across the site.
• Administer non-ferrous export operations, ensuring accurate records and compliance with export requirements.

Who are we looking for?

• Experience in weighbridge operations, logistics coordination, transport administration, or a similar operational environment.
• Strong administration and data-entry skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience with financial processes including cash handling, reconciliations, and account administration.
• Excellent customer service and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Exposure to AX, MEX, Truck Scale systems or similar ERP/operational systems will be highly regarded.
• Current Driver's Licence.
• Current Forklift Licence (preferred).

Why Work For Us

• Join an environmentally conscious company
• A competitive salary with overtime
• Opportunity to gain further certification and career progression
• Company Paid Parental leave: 12 weeks for primary carers, 6 weeks for secondary carers
• Health and wellbeing support: BUPA discounts and an Employee Assistance Program
• Novated leasing options providing convenience and savings
• Access exclusive superannuation sessions tailored to enhance your understanding and management of superannuation benefits

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At sims together we are a diverse group ofemployees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Pillars of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.