SEASONAL Yard Coordinator
About The Position
The Seasonal Yard Coordinator is responsible for the execution of daily trailer movement within Target’s Distribution Center Yards. This role fosters a “safety first” culture through awareness, training, and accountability. The Yard Coordinator works diligently with carriers to ensure they are following all safety expectations and maintaining a safe work environment for all drivers that enter Target’s yard, identifying any unsafe acts and working to immediately address them. The role ensures the yard management system is updated to reflect the current status of all trailers in the yard and that all trailers are admitted according to current best practices. The Yard Coordinator communicates effectively with all DC executives regarding trailer needs, movement, and progress. They monitor trailer releases to ensure trailers meet scheduled deliveries to stores and are responsible for the accountability of all Target equipment, including conducting trailer inventories and ensuring equipment availability for preventive maintenance checks. Furthermore, the Yard Coordinator works cross-functionally with First Mile Transportation to monitor trailer pools and freight flow volatility, ensuring yards remain within threshold and safe. This is a limited-time seasonal position potentially ending January 2026 or before and is not available to current team members.
Requirements
- High School degree or equivalent
- Must be at least 18 years of age or older
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task
- Experience working in a high volume, high activity environment
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience within a distribution center truck yard, or traffic management preferred.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Responsibilities
- Execution of daily trailer movement within Target’s Distribution Center Yards.
- Foster a “safety first” culture through awareness, training and accountability.
- Work diligently with carriers to ensure they are following all safety expectations and maintaining a safe work environment for all drivers that enter Target’s yard.
- Identify any unsafe acts and work to immediately address them.
- Ensure the yard management system is updated to reflect the current status of all trailers in the yard.
- Ensure all trailers are admitted according to the current best practices.
- Communicate effectively with all DC executives regarding trailer needs, movement and progress.
- Monitor trailer releases to ensure trailers meet scheduled deliveries to stores.
- Be responsible for the accountability of all Target equipment.
- Conduct trailer inventories and ensure that the equipment is available for preventive maintenance checks.
- Work cross functionally with First Mile Transportation to monitor trailer pools and freight flow volatility, ensuring yards remain within threshold and safe.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits and programs (medical, vision, dental, life insurance)
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Paid sick leave
- Paid national holidays
- Paid vacation
- Shift differential
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
