Yard Manager-St Marys

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programmes available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimises waste and protects the environment.

Your new role

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced leader to manage our St Marys yard. Reporting to the NSW Operations Manager, this position provides you with an opportunity to work with our NSW team to ensure the yard operates at maximum efficiency while maintaining excellent vendor and customer service.

In this role, strong leadership is key as you oversee a dynamic and fast-paced yard, leading a high-performing team of 40 staff members. Your ability to inspire, guide, and support your team—combined with expertise in ferrous buying, mobile equipment, and weighbridge operations—will be essential in ensuring the yard runs efficiently and successfully.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all yard operations to ensure Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality requirements are exceeded.
• Maximise sustainable profit by establishing and implementing production goals, objectives and procedures in line with budgets and forecasts.
• Use knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and with the use of continuous improvement techniques for maximising the effective processing of scrap.
• Ensure the yard operates in full compliance with all relevant legal regulations.
• Conduct training as required, including induction of new employees.

Essential Criteria:

• 2 + years of previous leadership skills in a similar industry.
• Knowledge and understanding of the scrap metal industry and its processing techniques and equipment.
• In-depth scheduling, planning, and time management skills.
• Basic understanding NHVR mass and dimension limits.
• Experience with mobile equipment is advantageous.

Why Sims? 

• Join a globally recognised, eco-conscious company ranked the most sustainable in 2024 by Corporate Knights.
• Tool of Trade Vehicle: Access a company-provided vehicle to support you in your role.
• Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks for primary carers, 6 weeks for non-primary carers, including birth and adoption.
• Access exclusive BUPA health insurance discounts.
• Prioritize well-being with confidential EAP counselling and support.
• Enhance financial security with tailored superannuation sessions.

Interested? 

Click ‘Apply’ and upload your resume + cover letter. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sims Metal acknowledges Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past, present, and emerging.

Sims offers a rewarding career with growth opportunities, continuous learning programs, and a promote-from-within philosophy. Committed to sustainability, we minimize waste and protect the environment while striving to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our team fosters a zero-harm workplace, supports local communities, and upholds environmental stewardship. Find Out More…

Please visit www.simsltd.com for more information on Sims and its commitment to sustainability.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At Sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.