Spotter Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Good driving record.
• Valid CDL driver's license with a minimum of six months of experience.
• Must be able to communicate, read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems, interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions, identify root causes, and determine corrective action.
• Knowledge of business operating systems, internet software, word-processing software, and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds and climb in and out of the spotter.
• Ability to activate phone systems using keyboards and buttons; speak clearly over telephones; and communicate articulately in front of others.
• Ability to sit and use repetitive hand motion, and to talk, hear, stand, and walk as required.
• Ability to work more than eight continuous hours when required and maintain concentration, accuracy, and cognitive performance under stressful situations and while handling more than one task at a time.
• Ability to read and discern visual images on various media with 20/20 corrected vision.
• Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician, with no evidence of controlled-substance use.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Move empty and loaded trailers between the yard and docks.
• Use landing gear to drop trailers.
• Open and close swinging trailer doors and raise and lower roll-up doors.
• Climb into trailers to identify freight.
• Communicate with LTL drivers arriving in the yard and direct them where to place their trailers.
• Communicate with outside carriers to direct them to dock doors.
• Conduct yard checks.
• Perform weekly preventive-maintenance checks on the spotter.
• Inspect trailers and red-tag out-of-service trailers and defective equipment.
• Work on trailers, including mud flaps, marker lights, and turn signals.
• Drive and maintain the spotter and hook it up to trailers.
• Transfer trailers between RJW locations when needed.
• Follow safety-conscious work practices.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by a manager.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Sick days
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Accidental insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee Ownership Program with yearly share grants based on salary while employed