Loader Operator

Pick Your Part; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Pick Your Part in Chattanooga, TN is looking for an Equipment Operator to safely operate and maintain heavy equipment in the yard. The role involves ensuring compliance with regulations and performing essential physical tasks to support operations.

The successful candidate will have 1+ years of experience in heavy equipment operations, possess good communication skills, and be able to handle a fast-paced work environment. A High School Diploma/GED is preferred.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in heavy equipment operations.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment safely and courteously.
• Maintain facility grounds and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assist with inventory updates and daily work orders.

Skills

Heavy equipment operations

Communication skills

Basic technology competence

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Scan gun

Tablet/phone applications

Job description

Description

Operates equipment in a safe and responsible manner to move salvage vehicles through all phases of the operation, maintain facility grounds, and help ensure compliance with all federal, state and local regulations. Supports dismantle and yard operations, uses a scan gun and tablet/phone to update the inventory system on the location of vehicles, helps ensure fulfillment of daily work orders, communicates written and verbally with management and other team members, and performs other responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Job Duties

• Perform preoperational inspections to ensure equipment is safe for work.
• Operate equipment in a safe and courteous manner in the work area with pedestrians and other vehicle traffic. Equipment operated may include wheel loader, car crusher, skid loader, forklift, etc.
• Check fluids each day the equipment is used and lubricate equipment at recommended intervals; communicate any findings and equipment hours to management.
• Prioritize and plan work load to prevent delays to operations.
• Use long and short auto salvage forks on wheel loader to unload car haulers and stage upcoming cars for inventory, dismantle and cuts.
• Use bucket to remove snow, spread stone and maintain grounds such as access roads, water drainage, vehicle holding areas and salvage yard.
• Assist with regulation compliance and quality assurance of dismantled vehicles before unloading from bay and placing in the salvage yard.
• Load processing rack with unprocessed cars, process and crush vehicles that have reached their useful life and load onto scrap haulers for final disposal.
• Assist with safety and regulation compliance for facility in general; maintain location accuracy and integrity of vehicles placed in the yard.
• Perform tasks assigned by dispatch, which may include location checks, part checks, part pulls, etc.; communicate delays and problems promptly with management and affected coworkers.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience.
• Must have heavy equipment operations experience and some automotive background.
• Must possess basic technology competence (scan gun, tablet/phone applications).
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess the ability to stay calm, cool and collected in a high‑pressure, fast‑paced work environment.
• Must work well with others.

Preferred Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Previous heavy equipment operating experience, some computer skills, general maintenance and understanding of mechanical equipment.
• Understanding of automotive components and disassembly.
• Experience in rigging/lifting operations a plus.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Basic computer skills.
• Basic messages communicated orally; may write brief messages and keep simple records.
• Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
• Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
• Results are defined; set personal own goals and determine how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, push, pull, squat, bend, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit for extended periods of time.
• The employee may be exposed to hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment; may regularly wear personal protective equipment (PPE); may be exposed to extreme temperatures and high noise levels.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds.