Yard Foreman

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Oxford Builders Supplies Inc. joined the Ellis Don Group as our full-service equipment and maintenance division. We are a full-service equipment and maintenance supplier, providing a broad range of new and used equipment to the construction industry. Tower cranes, construction hoists, scaffolding, safety fence, concrete formwork, architectural specialties along with numerous other construction necessities. Oxford Builders Supplies is committed to providing the industry with the best quality equipment and excellent service.

Since the formation of Oxford Builders Supplies in 1960, it has been our goal to provide exceptional customer service and low prices on safe and reliable equipment to the construction industry. But not only do we offer great new and used equipment, our skilled personnel are highly trained and very dedicated to providing you with the tools needed to satisfy all your job requirements.

In addition, our staff can quickly and efficiently train your employees to use our equipment. But not only do we offer great new and used equipment, our skilled personnel are highly trained and very dedicated to providing you with the tools needed to satisfy all your job requirements. In addition, our staff can quickly and efficiently train your employees to use our equipment.

In case you’re curious, here’s what the industry thinks of us and some of the impacts we've made to the communities we work in and our latest Impact Report , highlighting how we're putting our values into practice in areas such as the climate & environment, inclusive diversity, indigenous relations, and health and safety.

• Oversee daily yard operations, including workflow, priorities, staffing coverage and available resources.
• Supervise, train and direct yard employees; assign work, monitor completion and elevate formal employee matters to the Operations Manager.
• Coordinate receiving, staging, loading, unloading, deliveries, returns & equipment preparation.
• Confirm orders are accurate; verify quantities and ensure equipment and materials are available and ready on schedule.
• Maintain full awareness of all materials and equipment received into and leaving the yard; keep accurate records and promptly report movements, returns and discrepancies to the office.
• Monitor inventory and storage areas; identify shortages, damaged, missing or obsolete items and recommend replenishment, transfer, repair or disposal.
• Coordinate inventory counts and ensures equipment and materials are correctly identified, labelled, stored and recorded.
• Coordinate the inspection, cleaning and readiness of returned equipment and assist with minor service as required.
• Maintain yard security, facility condition, housekeeping and waste disposal, and report losses, repairs or capital needs.
• Ensure safe storage & handling of equipment & materials; enforce safety policies, PPE requirements & inspections.
• Operate forklifts, telehandlers and other material-handling equipment as trained and certified.
• Monitor yard supplies & operating needs, support cost control & obtain approval for purchases outside delegated authority.
• Provide regular updates to the Operations Manager and office regarding staffing, scheduling, safety, inventory, equipment, facility and service issues.
• Support Operations, Inventory, Service & Purchasing teams & recommend improvements to yard organization & workflow.

• Experience in a construction yard, warehouse, equipment rental, scaffolding, logistics or related environment is preferred.
• Previous supervisory or team-lead experience is required.
• Knowledge of yard operations, receiving, inventory control, material handling, equipment…