Yard Manager-Cairns

Sims Metal; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Health Benefits

Wellbeing Support

Financial Tools

Career Growth

Job summary

Sims Limited in Cairns seeks a hands-on Yard Manager to lead the Cairns operation, ensuring safe, efficient and profitable day-to-day yard management. You will lead a team, oversee logistics and material processing, and maintain strong customer and supplier relationships while championing safety and continuous improvement.

This role is ideal for an experienced people leader who thrives on front-line leadership, driving operational performance and tangible business outcomes in a recycling and

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of medium to large operational teams.
• Strong scheduling, planning and coordination within a busy yard/operations.
• Passion for developing people and driving high performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of yard and operations staff to achieve safety and performance goals.
• Foster a safety-first culture and ensure WHS and environmental standards compliance.
• Coordinate daily yard operations, logistics and materials movements for efficiency.
• Monitor site performance and implement initiatives to improve outcomes and customer service.
• Manage labour, equipment and resources to meet targets and requirements.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Support inventory control, material processing and quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement to boost productivity, safety and profitability.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling & Planning

People Development

Customer Focus

Decision Making

Safety & Compliance

Tools

SAP

SAI

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.

Lead Our Townsville Operation and Drive the Future of a circular economy

We're looking for a hands-on Yard Manager to lead our Cairns operation and play a key role in the success of our circular economy business.

In this pivotal leadership role, you'll be responsible for the safe, efficient and profitable day-to-day management of the yard. You'll lead a team of dedicated employees, oversee logistics and material processing activities, maintain strong customer and supplier relationships, and champion a culture built on safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced people leader who enjoys being out on the floor, leading from the front, and making a genuine impact on operational performance.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead, coach and develop a team of yard and operational employees to achieve outstanding safety and performance outcomes.
• Foster a positive, safety-first culture and ensure all activities are completed in line with WHS and environmental standards.
• Coordinate daily yard operations, logistics and material movements to maximise efficiency and productivity.
• Monitor site performance and implement initiatives to improve operational outcomes and customer service.
• Manage labour, equipment and resources to meet business targets and operational requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Support inventory control, material processing activities and quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, safety and profitability.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven leadership experience managing medium to large operational teams.
• Strong scheduling, planning and coordination skills within a busy operational environment.
• A passion for developing people and driving high-performance outcomes.
• Customer-focused with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable making decisions in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience with safety and environmental systems, project management and continuous improvement programs.
• Exposure to SAP, SAI or similar business systems will be highly regarded.

Highly Desirable

• Experience within the recycling, scrap metal or resource recovery industries.
• Knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and associated processing activities.
• Understanding of continuous improvement methodologies and operational performance management.

Why Join Us?

• Lead a critical operation with genuine influence over business outcomes.
• Paid Parental Leave - 12 weeks for primary carers, 6 weeks for secondary carers
• Health Benefits - BUPA discounts for you and your family
• Wellbeing Support - Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Financial Tools - Tailored superannuation sessions to support your financial future
• Career Growth - Ongoing learning and internal promotion pathways

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.