Yard Operations Lead: Metals Recycling

JAC Recruitment; George Town; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment seeks a hands-on Operations Professional to oversee daily yard activities for a fast-growing metal recycling company in Penang. You will lead operational teams, plan receiving, sorting, storage, and dispatch, and ensure safe, efficient material handling.

You will supervise blue-collar staff, coordinate truck movements, monitor inventory, and enforce SOPs, safety, and environmental standards while supporting facility expansion.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of operational experience in scrap metal, recycling, steel, foundry, metal processing, industrial waste, demolition, heavy manufacturing, or related industries.
• Experience leading or supervising blue-collar operational teams.
• Good understanding of yard operations and material movement.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day yard operations and allocate manpower based on priorities.
• Plan and coordinate receiving, unloading, sorting, storage, processing, loading and dispatch.
• Ensure proper identification, segregation, labeling, and storage of metals.
• Monitor scrap materials such as mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass.
• Identify contamination, mixed grades and incorrect classifications.
• Coordinate truck movements and loading schedules to improve efficiency.
• Monitor inventory locations and support stock control and reporting.
• Enforce SOPs, safety requirements, PPE and environmental standards.
• Monitor workforce productivity, attendance and performance.
• Support operational improvements and facility expansion.
• Prepare operational reports for management.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Yard operations

Inventory management

Safety compliance

Communication

Bahasa Malaysia

Job description

JAC Recruitment seeks a hands-on Operations Professional to oversee daily yard activities for a fast-growing metal recycling company in Penang. You will lead operational teams, plan receiving, sorting, storage, and dispatch, and ensure safe, efficient material handling.

You will supervise blue-collar staff, coordinate truck movements, monitor inventory, and enforce SOPs, safety, and environmental standards while supporting facility expansion.