Job Title
Auto Dismantler/Production
Location
Sacramento, CA
Classification
Full-Time / Non-Exempt
Reports To
Shop Manager
Compensation & Benefits
- $17.00 per hour with opportunities for overtime and growth
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – employer pays a generous portion of employee premiums
- Life Insurance – no cost to the employee
- Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
Schedule
Monday – Friday 6:00 am – 2:30 pm
Job Summary
In this role as Automotive Dismantler, you will process incoming vehicles, prepare them for the yard, and perform dismantling procedures. The ideal candidate enjoys working in the car yard, is committed to a consistent schedule, and contributes to the team. There are plenty of opportunities for growth and overtime.
Primary Responsibilities
- General labor
- Intake new vehicles into the yard
- Remove harmful components from the cars to prepare them for the yard
- Remove all top/bottom fluids and capture and store them in the proper storage containers
- Remove batteries, mercury switches, and Freon; store according to environmental requirements
- Loosen tire lug nuts for tire removal and identify top‑grade tires and wheel sets for retail sales
- Ensure all garbage and non‑sellable items are removed from the vehicles
- Sort all recycled material from landfill material
- Follow procedures and accurately mark vehicles after removal of fluids, parts, and trash
- Prep and clean yard rows for setting; safely set vehicles in the customer yard
- Operate forklift to place cars for safe customer access
- Remove identified auto parts, cores, metals and materials from vehicles
- Maintain tools and equipment, reporting missing or damaged tools or equipment to the supervisor
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Ability to use auto dismantling equipment and operate tools – hand tools, pneumatic tools, fluid evacuation machines, hand pumps
- Experience with auto production, vehicle dismantling, and auto yard (preferred)
- Experience operating a forklift – desired, not required
- Ability to lift tires and batteries weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Reliable transportation to get to and from work
- Maintain a consistent work schedule
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English
- Bilingual Spanish – desired, not required
Job Conditions
- Exposure to the outdoors/weather conditions when working outside
- Regular bending, lifting, and standing/squatting