Regional Distribution Center - Yard Jockey

Key Responsibilities

• Complete daily "Vehicle Pre-trip Inspection Form" to ensure yard truck is in proper working order; report any equipment issues promptly to management.
• Confirm daily integrity of drop yard and fencing to Operations Manager to maintain physical security; arrange trailers against wall bumpers to prevent pilferage.
• Obtain outbound schedules to assign trailer ID numbers to designated dock doors for loading by warehouse personnel.
• Operate Ottawa Yard truck to transport trailers from yard drop slots to designated dock doors as required.
• Respond promptly to operational team inquiries regarding trailer/container arrivals and departures.
• Use Blue Yonder Yard management system for completing all trailer moves in the YMS system.
• Use the morning "Yard Audit sheet" to conduct a yard check for all outbound yard trailers, reporting loaded trailers remaining in the yard and validating empty trailers that arrived after hours; submit completed audit sheet to dispatcher.
• Utilize Ottawa yard truck to move loaded outbound trailers away from docks; ensure all trailer doors are closed and secure bolt security ID seals.
• Utilize the afternoon "Yard Audit sheet checklist" to document status of containers—empty, loaded from the previous day, and daily arrivals at the Mixing Center; provide completed checklist to dispatcher and update gatekeeper daily.

Qualifications

• A High School or GED degree
• Associates. 1-2 years of related experience preferred

Skills

• Policies & Procedures
• Planning & Organizing
• Storage
• Verbal Communication
• Equipment Utilization
• Health and Safety
• Inventory Management

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: 75% of the time, no overnight stays (CDL drivers will have overnight stays)