Yard Supervisor

About the role

Satellite Shelters, Inc., a recognized leader in mobile office and storage solutions, is seeking a motivated, hands-on Yard Supervisor to lead daily yard operations and support our Detroit-area branch (opening in early November). This role requires a proactive leader who can balance supervising yard staff with working alongside them to keep operations running efficiently and safely. The ideal candidate brings strong organizational skills, a commitment to safety and accountability, and experience coordinating personnel, equipment, and yard activities in a fast-paced environment.

Position summary

• 40% – Yard Supervisor: Responsible for coordinating the everyday running of the working yard. Directs yard technicians in day-to-day scheduled activities and projects. Assigns tasks to yard technicians, field service technicians, drivers, and themselves to ensure units are repaired, prepared, and delivered in a timely manner in accord with Satellite's quality standards.
• 60% – Unit Repairs: Responsible for maintaining the fleet, monitoring units, and making repairs and modifications as needed. Inspects all units before and after they are rented to a vendor's location.

Responsibilities

Yard Supervisor Essential Duties:

• Maintains, coordinates, and monitors fleet schedule and repair
• Coordinates schedules and assigns tasks to yard personnel for cleaning, repair, delivery, maintenance, and other necessary projects and tasks
• Orders parts and supplies to ensure necessary parts are on hand
• Manages inventory per company standards
• Ensures standards for cleaning, repair, and refurbishment of each unit follow company policy
• Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to foster, aid, and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate
• Maximizes employee morale, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness
• Manages the training of all yard personnel and drivers in Satellite's safety policies and programs
• Performs other duties as assigned

Unit Repairs:

• Performs all duties and responsibilities in a timely and effective manner in accordance with established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of this position
• Preparing units for rental in a timely manner according to Satellite quality standards
• Making repairs and modifications to units as required
• Maintaining proper storage of units
• Inspects all units, both incoming and outgoing
• Performs a physical write-up of the unit in detail
• Takes necessary photographs of unit as required
• Interfaces with customers at job sites
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory responsibilities

Under direction from the Branch Manager and/or Operations Manager, this position coordinates and leads yard personnel in daily activities of the branch.

Requirements

• High school diploma and 4+ years of related experience in areas such as construction work, commercial cleaning, maintenance, etc., or equivalent combination of work and educational experience
• Experience directing a team and directing work from a plan
• Technical capacity
• Shown ability to collaborate with other team members to accomplish tasks
• Thoroughness and detail oriented

Skills

• Team leadership
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal communications skills
• Schedule flexibility to respond to emergency situations
• Current driver's license and ability to operate vehicles
• Entry-level to intermediate-level construction experience required
• Light carpentry and electrical experience

Physical demands

• Position requires a high degree of concentration to manage frequent interruptions while meeting strict deadlines
• Wears personal protective equipment as required
• Demonstrated ability to perform rigorous outside and indoor duties including walking, standing, climbing, stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, reaching, sitting, lifting, grasping, pushing, pulling, manual dexterity, etc.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
• Good fine motor skills, coordination, range of motion and grip strength
• Ability to work in all climate conditions
• Ability to be exposed to loud noise levels
• Ability to operate hand and power tools
• Ability to work in an environment containing dirt, grease, and dust
• Ability to work safely around heavy machinery and heavy equipment
• Ability to hold air impact tools up to 30 lb.