Department Supervisor - Pallet Recycling

Moran Pallets and Wood Products is the leading pallet manufacturer and pallet recycler in Arizona. We are seeking a responsible and organized leader to become our new Pallet Recycling Department Supervisor. Moran Pallets recycles over 600,000 pallets per year! We provide a net positive to our community and environment by reducing landfill waste, reducing demand for new timber and reducing overall consumer cost on finished goods. We are a proud Phoenix Green Business. We are family owned and operated since 1963. The Pallet Recycling Department Supervisor oversees all pallet recycling/repair operations at our dedicated facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

This entails:

- Opening the repair/recycling yard each morning

- Ensuring all work stations are operational before pallet repair crew arrives. This means each repair station has adequate lumber supplies and stacks of pallet cores.

- Ensuring all trucks are loaded and unloaded in a timely manner.

- Performing accurate pallet counts for each repair man every single day.

- Ensuring all repair men correctly operate pallet scanning and stacking equipment

- Clear any jams or error codes on pallet repair line

- Ensuring all automated electrical equipment is properly covered and secured at end of day

- Ensuring all staff adheres to correct safety standards

- Correctly identifying #1, #1A, #2, and #3 pallets

- Collect pallet counts daily from forklift operators for all unloaded trucks. Review and match counts to documentation received from truck drivers.

- Perform minor maintenance on equipment such as greasing, repair of hose lines, or replacement of hose lines.

- Ensuring all forklift drivers are staging the recycling yard correctly

- If needed, at end of day, ensuring that pallets are staged in case of early next morning pick up.

- Ensuring pallet repairmen have the tools they need

- Ensuring forklift operators have the supplies they need

- Performing daily tool inventory (diesel levels, nails, raw wood, etc)

- Maintaining a motivated workforce

Qualifications and Skills

- High School Diploma or GED equivalent

- Respectful demeanor

- Strong Math Skills

- Experience in the transportation, pallet industry, or woodworking industry preferred.

- Verbal and written communication skills.

- Proficiency in English and Spanish preferred.

- A driver's License (for company truck).

- Forklift experience is preferred.

- Comfortable working outside

This is a salaried position. This is a 40-45 hour work week. Pay increases are negotiated based on time served and merit. Based on experience salary range can be +-5%.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,000.00 - $57,000.00 per year

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person