Yard Operations Leader — Safety & Performance

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

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