Mixing Center - Yard Jockey

The Mixing Center - Yard Jockey's primary duties include relocating and positioning of trailers/containers for loading and unloading as well as maintaining organization of the drop yard. He/she works closely with Operations Supervisor, dispatcher, gatekeeper, inbound coordinator, and warehouse leads to maintain smooth flow of trailers/containers into and out of the drop yard. Operates Ottawa Yard truck to transport trailers/containers from drop yard to designated dock door as needed. Performs daily inspections of yard truck and/or equipment to insure proper working order and reports any non-working and/or unsafe equipment conditions to management as needed. Responds to inquiries from operations team relating to trailer/container arrival and departures.

• Uses the “Vehicle Pre-trip Inspection Form” daily prior to usage to ensure proper working order/integrity of the yard truck; reports any non-working and/or unsafe equipment conditions to Management as needed.
• Any other applicable duties and responsibilities assigned by management.
• Uses the morning “yard log sheet” to perform a yard check for all outbound yard trailers to report what loaded trailers are still in the yard and validates which empty trailer arrived into the yard after hours; provides completed “yard log sheet” to dispatcher.
• Confirms daily integrity of drop yard and fencing to the Operations Manager to ensure physical security within the mixing center; stages all trailers against the wall bumpers for security measures to prevent pilferage.
• Utilizes the afternoon “yard log sheet checklist” to document which containers are empty, loaded from previous day, and which containers have arrived at the Mixing Center daily; provides completed “yard log sheet checklist” to dispatcher and keeps the gatekeeper informed of findings daily.
• Obtains outbound schedules to assign trailer ID numbers to designated dock doors for warehouse personnel to load required outbound shipments.
• Utilizes Ottawa yard truck to pull loaded outbound trailers away from the docks; ensures all trailers doors are closed and bolt security ID seal is inserted for each loaded outbound trailer.
• Utilizes yard truck to connect and transport containers from drop lot to designated dock doors to unload accordingly; cuts security ID seal, opens and secures doors prior to backing container into dock door.
• Operates Ottawa Yard truck to transport trailers from yard drop slot to designated dock door as needed.
• Responds to inquiries from operations team relating to trailer/container arrival and departures.

• Mixing Center- General Manager, Operations Supervisor, Operations Manager, Inventory Control Manager, Inbound Coordinator, Dispatcher, Gatekeeper, Lead Person.

• Education: High school diploma or GED preferred but not required
• Experience:

• Class A CDL preferred but not required
• Maintain company certification and D.O.T. required medical documents
• Five years driving experience on over the road or local delivery driving preferred but not required
• Clean driving record within ATD standards

• Familiarization with yard tractors, trailers, and containers along with displacement of weight knowledge

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the company, in its discretion, may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Creative Thinking: Use imagination to develop solutions to problems. Always remember what worked yesterday no longer works today.
• Be Accountable for Results: Assume full responsibility for the consequences of one’s behavior, decisions, and results.
• Continuous Learning: Recognize strengths and weaknesses. Allow feedback from others and pursue self-development.
• Self-management: Set well defined and realistic goals. Display initiative and commitment to meet goals. Work with minimal supervision.
• Decision Making: Make sound, well informed and objective decisions. Understand the impact of the decisions made.
• Integrity: Doing the right thing in all circumstances
• Organization and communication skills
• Teamwork: Work collaboratively with all departments to coordinate effective work environment. Share information and foster the exchange of ideas.
• Demonstrate Respect: Handle all business matters ethically and in full compliance with American Tire Distributors “Code of Conduct”.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Travel required: 0%
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the associate is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.