Yard Attendant

Taylor Northeast; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Northeast is a premier dealer of forklifts and related equipment, with a strong service and parts network across the Northeast. The company seeks a dependable Detailer/Yard Attendant to support shop and yard operations, including equipment handling, detailing, and general labor.

The role involves moving equipment, organizing the yard, and assisting mechanics. The position emphasizes detail work, paint touch-ups, inventory support, and coordination for dock and facility tasks.

Qualifications

• Must be dependable with the ability to support shop and yard operations.
• Experience with equipment handling and detailing preferred.
• Willing to perform general labor and maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Equipment Handling & Yard Work
• Load and unload equipment
• Move equipment to/from the shop and various buildings
• Dig out equipment and organize the yard
• Assist with yard inventory and staging attachments
• Move units for sales photos, demos, or measurements
• Bring equipment inside at the end of the day
• Detail equipment (major part of the workday)
• Paint touch-ups; paint forks and wheels
• Clean excess fluids and debris
• Check equipment for damage vs. normal wear
• Perform 360 check-in/check-out and apply tags
• Wash bay support when needed
• Pull job supplies and put away materials
• Provide shop supplies to employees
• Find parts in storage and help road mechanics load vans
• Help with dock maintenance, including lift gate and garage door checks
• Keep detail supplies and keys organized
• Dump scrap barrels, smash down dumpsters, and swap them when needed
• Unload large items for shipping/receiving
• Shovel snow and salt sidewalks as required
• Unload weekly supplies and put away groceries
• Move office furniture and paper
• Band parts and forks
• Assist contractors and provide equipment support
• Run supply errands when needed
• Load/unload tires and racking for departments

Skills

Detailing

Equipment handling

Load/unload

Job description

Taylor Northeast is the mid-Atlantic and New England’s premier dealer of forklifts, container handlers, railcar movers, industrial floor cleaning machines, and much more. Headquartered near Reading, Pennsylvania with multiple branch facilities from Baltimore to New Hampshire, we sell, rent, service, and rebuild a range of custom and heavy-duty material handling equipment that is unlike any other company in the industry. And we are fortunate to have an equipment lineup that is backed by the best service technicians and parts support teams in the Northeast.

We are looking for a dependable Detailer/Yard Attendant to support the Shop Coordinator, mechanics, and yard operations. This role involves equipment handling, detailing, general labor, and helping keep the shop running smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Equipment Handling & Yard Work
• Load and unload equipment
• Move equipment to/from the shop and various buildings.
• Dig out equipment and organize the yard.
• Assist with yard inventory and staging attachments (masts, channels, forks, etc.).
• Move units for sales photos, demos, or measurements.
• Bring equipment inside at the end of the day.

• Detail equipment (major part of the workday).
• Paint touch-ups; paint forks and wheels.
• Clean excess fluids and debris.
• Check equipment for damage vs. normal wear.
• Perform 360 check-in/check-out and apply tags.
• Wash bay support when needed.

• Pull job supplies and put away materials.
• Provide shop supplies to employees.
• Find parts in storage and help road mechanics load vans.

• Help with dock maintenance, including lift gate and garage door checks.
• Keep detail supplies and keys organized.
• Dump scrap barrels, smash down dumpsters, and swap them when needed.
• Unload large items for shipping/receiving.
• Shovel snow and salt sidewalks as required.

• Unload weekly supplies and put away groceries.
• Move office furniture and paper.
• Band parts and forks.
• Assist contractors and provide equipment support.
• Run supply errands when needed.
• Load/unload tires and racking for departments.

About Us

Taylor Northeast is proud to be a flagship member of the Forged Industrial Group, a fast-growing network of four operating companies that employs hundreds of experts at businesses located throughout the US. Our companies’ primary specialties include full-service, cradle-to-grave coverage of heavy-duty and customized material handling equipment. From the nation’s busiest ports, to its largest mills, to its biggest infrastructure projects, you’ll find our equipment wherever you find materials on the move. Learn more about the power of our teams attaylornortheast.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer.