Night Yard Jockey

Duties/Responsibilities

• Follow company Policy and procedures while driving commercial vehicles.
• Preparing and maintaining a report of the daily activities.
• Ensure all trucks comply with the DOT standards and proper documentation.
• All repairs’ procedures must comply with OSHA regulations.
• Effective and respectful communication with all personnel.
• Communicate with dispatchers.
• Ensure that all vehicles Preventive maintenance are completed in a timely manner and reporting defective equipment.
• Continue to work on Whip Around and cooperate to help capture all repair information to work orders including the three C’s (compliant, cause and correction).
• Report all gas usage to Fleet Manager and Transportation Manager.
• Be able to perform all yard jockey’s duties including mileage and hour reports.
• Move trucks into dock doors.
• Conduct routine yard checks.
• Assist with loading trucks on a nightly basis.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Must be 21+ years old.
• 1 year of box truck driving experience (16 to 26 foot).
• Available to work weekends.
• Bilingual Preferred in English and Spanish.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks.
• Understanding of managerial, administrative, and technical practices and procedures for a successful vehicle maintenance program.
• Review trucks documents, registration, DOT annually, insurance card and accident procedures, inspections etc.

Education And Experience

• Valid driver’s license.

Work Conditions

• Personnel are required to be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Manual dexterity, overall coordination and good balance are required.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly for entire work shift.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.
• Ability to do repetitious arm movements above and below shoulder level required for selection of product.
• Ability to use and operate related work aides to include manual or motor driven pallet jacks and hand trucks.
• Personnel are expected to be alert and behave responsibly around forklifts, pallet jacks and hand trucks.
• Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
• Ability to learn proper selection procedures, shipping and receiving techniques, computerized inventory procedures and safe operating techniques of manual or motor driven pallet jacks, forklifts, and hand trucks.
• Personnel will need to adapt to a multi-temperature work environment. Refrigeration Temperature 34°F-70°F

Expected Work Schedule

Full time
Overnight - 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Saturdays off