Yard Operative

SeeMeHired.com; Calgary; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vision & Dental

Extended Health Care

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Euro Auctions, a global leader in unreserved auctions, is seeking a Yard Operative in Calgary, Alberta. You will help organize the yard, process auction stock accurately, and support stock checks to ensure everything is accounted for.

The role requires a valid driver's licence, experience with heavy equipment, good English communication, and the ability to work outdoors in all weather. Join a team with a long-standing reputation and a busy, varied workload.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s Licence is required.
• Prior experience operating heavy equipment and trucks is preferred.
• Good communication skills and fluency in English are essential.
• This is a physically demanding role in all weather conditions.
• Ability to follow Health and Safety legislation and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Processing auction stock precisely.
• Preparing stock for Auction and organising the yard.
• Performing stock checks regularly to ensure stock is accounted for.
• Photographing and videoing stock.

Skills

Driver's Licence

Heavy equipment operation

English fluency

Health & Safety compliance

Independent initiative

Job description

Yard Operative

Territory: Calgary, Alberta

Reporting to: Auction Yard Manager

Hours: Monday – Friday + weekends as necessary

About Us

Michener Allen Auctioneering Ltd is a company that provides auction services for a diverse range of automotive, commercial, and industrial clients. For more than 50 years, Michener Allen Auctioneering been a major supplier of auctioneering services to a wide range of market interests across Western Canada.

As of October 2023, Michener Allen Auctioneering was acquired by Euro Auctions with auction facilities spanning four continents providing the company with a global reach while maintaining its local identity.

About the role

The Job

• Processing auction stock precisely.
• Preparing stock for Auction and organising the yard.
• Performing stock checks on a regular basis ensuring all stock is accounted for at all times.
• Photographing / videoing stock.

The Person:

If you have knowledge of heavy plant, mining, quarry equipment, then we especially want to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity for any individual who longs for a job where no two days are the same.

Essential Requirements

• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Prior experience operating and knowledge of all types of heavy equipment and trucks.
• Good communication skills and fluent in English.
• This is a physically demanding, all-weathers role; all applicants must be in good health.
• Ability to take instruction as well as working independently on own initiative and follow Health and Safety legislation.

Benefits:

Employee benefits will be effective after 3 months employment including:

• Vision & Dental
• Extended Health Care
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance

Vacation Days:

Vacation days may be availed of after 1 year in employment.

In accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act we have adopted Privacy Principles relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in conjunction with our executive search assignments, which have been agreed to by our client. These principles are available upon request.

About the company

Euro Auctions conducts unreserved auctions of industrial plant, construction equipment and agricultural machinery on a global basis with sites in the UK, Europe, UAE, Australia, US and Canada. We are the market leader in Europe, holding more sales and selling more lots per sale than any other auction house.

The Euro Auctions culture is founded on family values. Still very much a family run business, Euro Auctions Group employs over 500 staff worldwide, in 14 countries, from over 20 nationalities speaking over 30 languages.

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