Yard Coordinator
About the Role
As a Local Driver, you will be operating a shuttle truck to drop and hook flatbed trailers from one storage yard to another, operating short distances on public roads. You would also be trained on forklift operations to load and unload trailers, as needed. This is not a long-haul position, but a local driver position to move loaded and unloaded trailers quickly, efficiently, and safely. It's a fast-paced, hard-working, but very rewarding environment where you will be part of a team that moves and organizes industrial transformers.
Responsibilities
- Operate a commercial shuttle truck and secure flatbed loads
- Communicate with suppliers and other truck drivers
- Occasionally operate forklifts and cranes to organize inventory, load, and unload transformers from flatbed trucks
- Keep logs and paperwork organized in both physical and digital records
Qualifications
- Safety-minded with a good driving record operating personal and commercial vehicles
- Comfortable with digital documentation and web-based software systems (computer & smartphone)
- Excellent communicator; in-person, over the phone, and via email
- Quick learner; not a know-it-all
- Maintain a Class A CDL, including keeping a clean driving record, obeying Hours of Service rules, and passing random drug/alcohol tests
- Must know how to use basic hand tools, follow written instructions, operate a computer or tablet
- Meet basic physical requirements for a heavy-equipment environment, including a DOT physical, and be able to operate on their feet for several hours every day
Schedule
This position works 40-45 hours per week on a 5-day schedule. All day-time schedule (not night shift). The schedule is 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Some additional paid overtime is available and occasionally mandatory during peak seasons.
Compensation & Benefits
Pay range = (wages + bonus). Annual range $56,000 - $73,000 USD.
Comprehensive full-time benefits package averaging $20,000+ per year (amount varies based on age, family size, and eligibility), including:
- Health & wellness benefits (insurance or cash-in-lieu options)
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
- 401(k) with 100% match up to 8% of wages
- Paid holidays, PTO, and family-life gifts
- Vision, dental, disability, life insurance, and other voluntary benefits
Experience & Education
We value skills and experience, whether sleeper cab, day cab, or shuttle truck commercial driving, but we're also willing to invest in training early-career candidates with the right attitude and ambition.