CDL A Yard Spotter
About The Position
This is an operations position responsible for moving trucks and trailers in and out of dock doors for loading and unloading. The role works with loaders, supervisors, transportation management, and fleet shop management to coordinate equipment placement, loading, and repairs. This night yard spotter position requires double and triple endorsements and follows a Sunday-through-Thursday night schedule. The listed pay rate for that schedule is $33.95 per hour; the broader compensation range provided is $21.30–$31.97, with actual pay potentially determined by skills, experience, and other factors. Colleagues may be eligible to participate in the Company’s Incentive Plan.
Requirements
- Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
- Double and triple endorsements are required for the night yard spotter schedule.
- Sysco Pallet Jack and Forklift Certification; this can be obtained after hire.
- Able to communicate efficiently with others.
- Able to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Able to follow written, oral, or diagram-form instructions and handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Able to adapt to changes, follow management direction and policies, take responsibility, and use time efficiently.
- Demonstrates integrity, ethical conduct, persistence, accuracy, thoroughness, and a commitment to safety and quality.
- Able to work constructively with others, offer and ask for help, address conflict, and contribute to team morale and goals.
- Regularly able to stand, walk, bend, handle objects, reach, talk, and hear; able to climb into trailers and tractors.
- Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- One year of warehouse or transportation experience preferred.
- Truck backing experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with loaders and supervision to move trucks and trailers according to dock-door assignments.
- Check that each unit is sealed and that its refrigeration unit is operating correctly.
- Move trucks and trailers between docks as needed to complete loading, including dropping and hooking trailers.
- Ensure trailers or trucks are completely loaded and secured before moving them from the dock area.
- Work with transportation management to ensure the proper equipment is used on the proper route.
- Coordinate with fleet shop management to ensure repairs are finished before equipment is used.
- Help keep the truck parking yard free of debris and trash.
- Arrange trucks and trailers on the yard in an orderly and efficient manner.
- Move trucks and trailers for receiving when needed.
- Record startup time and reefer set points for pre-cooling.
- Ensure trailer doors are closed while trailers are not at the dock.
- When required at the site, check oil and fluid levels, fuel trucks and trailers, wash out trailers, and check lights, hoses, and tires.
Benefits
- Information about Sysco benefits is available at SyscoBenefits.com.
- May be eligible to participate in the Company’s Incentive Plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
