Yard Attendant #1066418

Fasttek; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental

Vision

PTO Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

FastTek Global seeks a Yard Attendant in Livonia, MI to operate the wood receiving yard and process biomass fuel for a wood-fired power plant. The role involves equipment operation, documentation, safety, and customer service responsibilities.

You will work with grinders, excavators, and wheel loaders, maintaining logs, deposits, and yard organization while following strict safety and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in heavy equipment operation or mechanical trades is required.
• Experience operating yard equipment and performing maintenance tasks is preferred.
• Valid driver's license is required and safety training is expected.

Responsibilities

• Operate yard equipment (grinder, excavator, wheel loader) and maintain shift logs and equipment records.
• Adhere to Yard Safety, Fuel Processing and Admin procedures and ensure compliance with regulations and safety rules.
• Provide equipment cleaning, filter changes, and maintain a clean, safe work area.
• Handle payments and deposits for wood yard transactions with accuracy and customer service.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Computer literacy

Spreadsheet & databases

Communication

Ethics

Education

Associate degree in Construction or Mechanical Trades

High School Diploma with experience

Valid driver's license

Tools

Spreadsheets

Word processors

Databases

Payment software

Job description

Livonia, Michigan Yard Attendant #1066418

Job Description

If you're looking for a career that will provide a challenging work environment and many opportunities to learn, our company is the place for you. Join our team and become part of a company full of exciting opportunities. We help employees achieve their personal best by offering many opportunities that develop and enhance their skills for career advancement.

Duties

• The Yard Attendant is responsible for operating a wood receiving yard for the purpose of collection and processing biomass fuel to be utilized at a wood fired power plant within established procedures.
• Responsible for various housekeeping and maintenance tasks.

Skills

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform yard equipment (grinder, excavator, and wheel loader) operations and record keeping duties inclusive of maintaining shift logs and equipment records
• Maintain strict adherence to Yard Safety, Fuel Processing and Administrative programs and procedures. Monitor the operation of such yard equipment and systems and take appropriate action to ensure they are operated safely, in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Participate in all Yard activity including working with contractors and employees. Support other yards
• Provide equipment cleaning, filter changes, and adjustments. Maintain a clean and orderly work area. Maintain a safe work environment through job planning, housekeeping, and adherence to yard safety rules and procedures, and identification and correction of hazards
• Operate the wood receiving yard store and provide excellent customer service; includes handling cash, credit card, and charge account payments from customer. Must prepare and make regular deposits to the bank
• Maintain the grade at Yard while processing material to allow for proper water runoff. This includes orderly staging of processed material for contracted haulers
• Inspect, receive, reject, unload, sort out undesirable material, and stage incoming wood in piles for processing. Track yard activity through writing of tickets, paperwork, and computer entries
• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Able to use standard computer software programs such as spreadsheets, word processors, databases and other common programs
• Knowledge of Large Mobile Heavy Equipment (wheel loaders, excavators, wood grinders) operation and established procedures
• Computer skills including handling payment based software
• Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and take direction from others
• Ethics and standards of conduct

Working Conditions

• The working conditions for this position may include, but are not limited to, the following requirements and environmental exposures.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The working conditions for this position may include climbing stairs; frequent walking; and the ability to sit or stand for extended periods.
• The role may require stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, as well as lifting, moving, or carrying items up to 35 pounds.
• Employees must maintain close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, and must remain alert throughout the workday.
• Effective communication is essential, along with regular use of computers and related technology.
• The position may involve exposure to atmospheric conditions such as dust, fumes, odors, gases, and other airborne particles.
• Work environments may include high noise areas, confined spaces, and elevated locations, as well as extreme internal or external temperatures, including prolonged exposure to the sun.
• The role may also involve exposure to mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, and high/low pressure steam hazards, as well as high electrical voltage.
• Employees may be required to operate heavy or hazardous equipment, be exposed to vehicle traffic and handle potentially hazardous chemicals while following established safety procedures.
• To support a safe and productive workplace, the Company may require a Fitness for Duty (FFD) evaluation to confirm an employee can safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• FFD testing will be used only in circumstances permitted by law and administered in a manner that is job related and consistent with business necessity.

Education

• Associate degree in Construction or Mechanical Trades with a minimum of two (2) years experience in operating and/or maintaining heavy equipment (e.g., construction, farming equipment, bulldozer)
• [OR] High School Diploma with a minimum of four (4) years of applicable experience
• Valid driver's license required

Additional Info

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories.Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years!

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.

We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

AI & Hiring Disclosure

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