Yard Supervisor

GEODIS Career • Keasbey, NJ

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Yard Supervisor is responsible for the overall oversight of the GEODIS trailer yards in ordinance with contractual regulations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED (General Education Diploma) equivalency
• Approved Motor Vehicle Record
• Minimum 3 years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with building and manipulating spreadsheets to report information to external and internal shareholders
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Access and Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills that demonstrate a proven ability to develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and coordination of yard clerks and yard hostlers
• Scheduling of personnel at various yards
• Works closely with operations and safety ensuring equipment is available and in working order
• Verifying adherence to safety standards and yard procedures to include wheel chocking, glad hand lock application and jack stands
• Works closely with security guards on yard communication and flow
• Maintaining and distributing an accurate yard inventory report of equipment pools at each yard by customer and carrier
• Responsible for the timely maintenance of all location equipment
• Troubleshooting various issues as they arise with carriers
• Supervises, trains and implements best practices for all new hires
• Other duties as required and assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED