Job Description

• The Loader Operator I is responsible for operating heavy equipment and trucks, setting up equipment for auction in yards and helping customers during and after auctions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for operating all types of heavy equipment and trucks.
• Accountable for helping to 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 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 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.
• Organized, and can handle lots of multiple tasks at once.
• A high level of attention to detail.

About Us
Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets in numerous industries including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, mining, and forestry. Our mission is to create compelling business solutions for the world's builders to easily and confidently exchange equipment. Learn more about us at: https://www.ritchiebros.com/
About the Team
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.