What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Coordinator position at Ritchie Bros.?
About Us
IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA)
IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA), a Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers company (NYSE: RBA) and (TSX: RBA), is a trusted global marketplace for insights, services, and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA’s unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles. IAA serves a global buyer base – located throughout over 170 countries – and a full spectrum of sellers, including insurers, dealerships, fleet lease and rental car companies, and charitable organizations. Buyers have access to multiple digital bidding and buying channels, innovative vehicle merchandising, and efficient evaluation services, enhancing the overall purchasing experience. IAA offers sellers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at maximizing vehicle value, reducing administrative costs, shortening selling cycle time and delivering the highest economic returns.
RB Global full-time employees are offered medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurances. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan and RB Global will match 100% for the first 4% contributed. Employees will also receive 15 days of PTO each year.
About The Team
About the team - Yard Operations
We conduct hundreds of live auctions each year around the world. It takes a hardworking team of energetic people in a wide variety of full-time and part-time roles to conduct a successful multi-million dollar auction – from equipment inspectors, yard managers and operators to administrative staff and customer service representatives.
Job Description
The Transport Coordinator will assist and work closely with the Yard Manager to maintain the yard, to strive towards operational efficiencies of the facility, and to promote Environmental, Health & Safety for RB Global's employees and customers. You’ll also assist the Yard Team with yard and equipment preparation, in addition to interacting regularly with customers and other sale site staff.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA)
IAA Holdings, LLC (IAA), a Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers company (NYSE: RBA) and (TSX: RBA), is a trusted global marketplace for insights, services, and transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA’s unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles. IAA serves a global buyer base – located throughout over 170 countries – and a full spectrum of sellers, including insurers, dealerships, fleet lease and rental car companies, and charitable organizations. Buyers have access to multiple digital bidding and buying channels, innovative vehicle merchandising, and efficient evaluation services, enhancing the overall purchasing experience. IAA offers sellers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at maximizing vehicle value, reducing administrative costs, shortening selling cycle time and delivering the highest economic returns.
RB Global full-time employees are offered medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurances. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan and RB Global will match 100% for the first 4% contributed. Employees will also receive 15 days of PTO each year.
About The Team
About the team - Yard Operations
We conduct hundreds of live auctions each year around the world. It takes a hardworking team of energetic people in a wide variety of full-time and part-time roles to conduct a successful multi-million dollar auction – from equipment inspectors, yard managers and operators to administrative staff and customer service representatives.
Job Description
The Transport Coordinator will assist and work closely with the Yard Manager to maintain the yard, to strive towards operational efficiencies of the facility, and to promote Environmental, Health & Safety for RB Global's employees and customers. You’ll also assist the Yard Team with yard and equipment preparation, in addition to interacting regularly with customers and other sale site staff.
Responsibilities
- Transport duties include obtaining quotes and coordinating transport of appraisal equipment and Ritchie Bros. purchased equipment to the Moerdijk facility; and assisting non-EU consignors to organize transport of their equipment from ports to Moerdijk
- Assist the Yard Manager in facility and asset management, auction operations duties and Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) compliance
- Facility & asset management: waste management; yard / building / auction security; maintenance of all yard vehicles and equipment; facility maintenance and compliance; utilities tracking; and preparing Purchase Orders
- EH&S: contractor compliance; yard spillage prevention plan; safety meetings; and Intelex compliance
- Auction operations: stationary and rolling stock set-up; fuelling; refurbishing services; contractor / operator / part-time yard staff management; facility preparation for each sale; and assisting with pre-set consignor budgets and cost sheets for post-auction settlements
- Work closely with the Detailed Equipment Inventory team, Customer Service team, and Sales team
- preform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Experience working with or knowledge of industrial and/or agricultural equipment, trucks and trailers
- Fluency in Dutch and English (oral & written). Excellent communication skills are required
- Superior customer service skills to both internal and external customers
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks as well as meeting deadlines in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment by pitching in wherever needed
- A strong work ethic without sacrificing your sense of humour or your ability to have fun on the job
- Intermediate level computer skills and ability to learn new software and systems quickly
- A clean, valid driver’s license and passport or passport eligibility
- Travel to other Ritchie Bros. sale sites
- Flexibility to work overtime hours as needed to meet operational needs. Overtime hours on the weekdays, weekends and surrounding auction dates may be required
- Operate a variety of heavy equipment and trucks
- Work outside for the vast majority of the day in all types of weather