Yard Dog Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to follow standard work, traffic patterns, and operational procedures required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in yard operations, shipping, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, or related operations preferred.
• Experience operating yard dog, yard tractor, terminal tractor, or similar trailer-moving equipment preferred.
• Working knowledge of trailer movement, yard flow, shipping support, and safe equipment operation preferred.
• Experience using shipping, trailer tracking, yard management, or reporting systems preferred.
• Powered industrial vehicle experience or certification preferred, where applicable.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate yard tractor or other approved yard-moving equipment to move trailers safely and efficiently throughout the finished goods yard.
• Position, relocate, and stage empty and loaded trailers to support shipping schedules and yard flow requirements.
• Perform trailer spotting activities in accordance with established standard work, traffic patterns, and operational procedures.
• Coordinate trailer movements based on daily shipping priorities and direction from yard or logistics leadership.
• Inspect trailers and yard equipment before and during use to identify visible damage, safety concerns, or operating issues.
• Report equipment, trailer, or yard safety issues promptly and follow escalation procedures as required.
• Maintain accurate trailer location awareness and support trailer tracking, logs, boards, or system updates as required.
• Verify trailer numbers, status, and placement accuracy before and after moves.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety rules, yard traffic requirements, and standard work expectations.
• Support inventory and shipment flow by ensuring trailers are available and staged in the correct locations at the correct time.
• Assist with yard organization, visual management, and 5S activities to maintain a safe and orderly work environment.
• Partner effectively with logistics, shipping, transportation, production, quality, and safety personnel.
• Participate in team meetings, operational updates, and improvement initiatives as needed.
• Demonstrate positive, professional, and proactive behavior in alignment with company values.
• Maintain flexibility to work overtime, weekends, or in other departments as business needs require.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
• 15 vacation days
• 9 paid holidays
• 3 floating holidays
• Sick leave
• Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs
• Tuition assistance
• Student debt support.