Trucking Spotter

Pullman Logistics LLC • Chicago, IL

2d • $23 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Warehouse – Trucking department and is a Full-Time, hourly wage role. The Trucking Spotter will work daily with dispatch, office staff, and drivers to ensure all types of trucks and trailers are filled and emptied as needed. This involves coordinating with the office clerk to account for all incoming trucks, backing up box and semi-trailers to docks, and directing loaded trucks to the proper unloading docks. The role requires reading and understanding shipping schedules and delivery paperwork to verify product and quantity, communicating with drivers verbally and in writing, and ensuring received product paperwork is complete and returned to the warehouse office. Additionally, the spotter must remind drivers of safety measures before unloading and communicate with the Replenishing Supervisor to ensure timely unloading of trailers.

Requirements

• Must be able to physically handle working in an outside environment for a large portion of the working shift.
• Must be able to push, pull, lift and rotate. PDL (Physical Demand Limit) generally is at 50-70 lbs with occasional PDL at 120 lbs.
• Excellent attention to detail and common sense in daily activities.
• Understands and reads English to ensure the proper product matches what is suppose to be received into the warehouse.
• Understands and uses basic math to ensure an accurate count of the delivered product is equal to what was ordered.
• Works well in a team environment including being able to work with a diverse group of people from all aspects of the Pullman Global business as well as outside vendor trucking employees.
• Works with a minimal amount of supervision and is a productive member of his/her department by adhering to all Pullman Global. policies.
• Must have ability to back up semi-trucks to the docks.
• Class A CDL

Nice To Haves

• Class A- CDL driving experience
• Warehouse experience
• Electric hand-truck or forklift experience

Responsibilities

• Works with the office clerk to ensure that all trucks that are checking in for delivery are accounted for.
• Backs up box and semi-trailers to the docks as needed.
• Directs the drivers of the loaded trucks to the proper unloading dock.
• Reads and understands shipping schedules for all outgoing Pullman Global trucks that have been loaded.
• Reads and understands delivery shipping paperwork to verify the correct product and quantity.
• Is able to communicate with the delivery driver both verbally and through written work that the load is received in and/or make adjustments as needed to the paperwork.
• Must ensure that received product paperwork is complete and returned to the warehouse office for processing.
• Is responsible to remind each delivery driver of the need for wheel chocks, and other safety measures before unloading the truck.
• Will communicate with the Replenishing Supervisor to ensure that the trailer will be unloaded as soon as possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed