Truck Spotter

Shift and Hours

Shift: 2nd Hours: 5:00 PM - 5:30 AM
Must be able to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.

About the Role

The Truck Spotter is responsible for safely moving trailers within the facility’s yard, staging trailers for loading and unloading, and supporting efficient dock operations. This role ensures that the flow of inbound and outbound trailers aligns with production and shipping schedules.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow all associated procedures (including FIFO procedures).
• Operate yard truck to move trailers to and from dock.
• Record trailer and seal numbers on all trucks and trailers after they are loaded.
• Provide the supervisor with a list of all seal numbers at the end of the day.
• Report all accidents immediately to the supervisor.
• Fuel all tractors and trailers as needed to maintain temperatures that are filled with product.
• Complete accident reports for insurance carriers.
• Maintain company-issued radio at all times during shift; return the radio to a battery charger at the end of each day.
• Record hub mileage, fuel levels, temperature checks, and fuel pump readings.
• Monitor and adjust refrigerated trailer temperature settings per specific load requirements.
• Responsible for general housekeeping to ensure a clean, sanitary, and safe work area.

Additional Duties

• May be assigned additional tasks as needed.

Basic Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver’s license (CDL preferred but not required, depending on state/facility requirements).
• Minimum 1 year of experience operating yard trucks, hostlers, or similar equipment.

Competencies

• Communication: Communicate clearly and effectively through multiple channels – oral, written, visual, and non-verbal – ensuring our messages are understood and delivered appropriately, whether in-person or digitally.
• Accountability: Take responsibility for actions and anticipate challenges before they arise. Solve problems both within and outside of departments, proactively addressing issues as they occur.
• Customer Focused: Prioritize understanding and meeting both internal and external customer needs. Ensure high levels of satisfaction and loyalty by anticipating customer requirements and striving for exceptional service.
• Initiative: Proactive in identifying opportunities and addressing potential threats. Act independently and decisively, rather than waiting for situations to demand action.
• Problem-Solving: Possess the ability to identify and address complex issues with minimal guidance. Skilled at analyzing challenges and finding practical, effective solutions.
• Collaboration: Take responsibility for deliverables while also supporting others to ensure that collective goals are met. Able to work harmoniously with others toward a common goal, recognizing and valuing each person’s contributions, is fundamental to successful collaboration.

Physical Demands

• Sit.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Talk and hear.
• Stand and walk.
• Reach, bend, extend, and lift 50-60 pounds.

Work Environment

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The work environment may require working in the cooler room with varying degrees of temperature and may include contact with water or dairy liquids.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/high.
• Exposed to a noise level of 90 decibels.
• Wet/slippery work conditions.

Summary

Maola® is a farmer-owned cooperative built on over a century of dedication, investing in people, strengthening communities, and securing fresh, local dairy for the future. We prioritize your well-being with competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with employer match, Life Insurance, paid time off, and more—available within your first month. Our employees are integral to who we are, and we value their contributions.

Company Information

Maola Local Dairies is a farmer-owned cooperative sustainably producing a full suite of nutritious dairy products. Maola processes milk, cream, butter, and dry milk powders through our network of six dairy processing plants. With a keen eye on quality, freshness, and love for the environment, Maola delivers dairy products that are both nutritious and sustainable to our local communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.