Yard Staff

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is looking for an energetic, customer-focused Yard Staff. In this role, you'll help our team to organize the North Franklin,Connecticut yard for auctions, and you'll work at our temporary auction sites in the region.

*No auction experience is needed to work in this role! Lots of hands-on training will be provided.*

The Opportunity:

• Operate all types of heavy equipment and trucks
• Help set up equipment in the yard for auctions
• Help customers load their equipment purchases, and answer their questions related to the yard
• Actively support the RB Unreserved Commitment to Safety: to send everyone home, every day, the way they came to work, by taking personal responsibility for your safety and safety of your team, co-workers and customers.

Here’s what you bring:

• Experience operating heavy machinery
• Able to operate a large 36,000 lbs forklift is an asset
• Good spoken and written English is required
• Good computer skills and able to learn new programs quickly
• A track-record of working safely, and helping others work safely, too
• You must be able to relate really well with customers and team members
• You like to work in a team, helping out wherever needed; but you can also self-start and work on your own
• You're organized, and can handle lots of tasks at once
• A high level of attention to detail
• You like to work hard, but still have fun on the job
• Actively support the RB Unreserved Commitment to Safety: to send everyone home, every day, the way they came to work, by taking personal responsibility for your safety and safety of your team, co-workers and customers.

This job will require you to:

• Hold and maintain a valid, clean driver’s license
• Climb on, off and under large equipment and trucks
• Work outside year-round, no matter the weather
• Work overtime, including weekend hours, at 4 onsite and 1-2 offsite auction sales. You can expect to work extra hours for 2-3 weeks prior to each sale, during each sale, and for 1-2 weeks after each sale
• Travel as required to other auction sites within the region.

What we offer:

• Base salary paid overtime
• Catered meals at auction time.

220.258.570

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift