Yard Operator at Wagner Equipment Co.

Posted in Transportation 3 days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Durango, Colorado





Job Description:

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?


Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner’s reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.


Benefits include:



  • Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance 

  • Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Retirement Plans -  401K and Roth 401K , eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%

  • Tuition Reimbursement 

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • CEFCU- Citizens Equity First Credit Union - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.

  • Additional Benefits include: Unum Supplemental life Insurance, Aflac Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.


The Yard Operator works in the yard loading and unloading customer orders and machines in a manner that reflects the company’s vision of working as “One Professional Team."


Pay rate:  $21.00 - $26.68 per hour
Pay is dependent upon education & experience.

Essential Functions:


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.



  • Fills out ship/receive reports

  • Obtains rental agreements, does safety sheets, and SMM and license plates

  • Ships and receives work tools from Caterpillar/Venders/Branches/etc.

  • Controls transfers to/from shops for attachments

  • Enters information into DBS for attachments

  • Fills out log

  • Enters data entry of work tools

  • Inquiries about inventory

  • Coordinates Shipping and Receiving of work tools with Parts Dept. & Trucks entering Yard area

  • Coordinates with the Sales Dept. transfers and movement of work tools

  • Answers phone calls from all departments, customers, and sales staff

  • Interacts with customers

  • Assists walk-in customers when needed as well as customers on the phone

  • Blocks up loads

  • Chains down loads

  • Lift loads with variety of equipment

  • Inspects work tool condition

  • Performs minor repairs and adjustments to work tools

  • Unloads railcars offsite at rail yard; keeps yard in order

  • Puts numbers in windows of machines

  • Blades yard

  • Removes snow inside fence

  • Dirt and waters yard

  • Loads and unloads attachments

  • Ensures machines are ready

  • Operates fork lift for shops and customers

  • Fuels machines, checks fluid levels, and jump starts machines

  • Controls physical inventory and counts inventory of attachments

  • Other duties as assigned by manager


Required Education and Experience:



  • High School Diploma or GED

  • 1-3 years customer service experience

  • 1-3 years machine service/maintenance

  • 1-3 years machine operating skills

  • 1-3 years forklift operation


Physical Demands & Competencies:



  • Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing

  • Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, etc.

  • Heavy work that includes lifting and/or moving objects up to 60 pounds or more

  • Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills

  • Safety & Product Knowledge

  • Basic Knowledge of DBS


Travel Requirements:



  • 50%- 75%


Work Environment:



  • Noise: Loud

  • Indoors and Outdoors

  • Small and/or enclosed spaces


Other Duties:


Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.


Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.  


Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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