Yard Supervisor at GEODIS in Location not listed

Yard Supervisor

Summary:

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

Job Duties: -

· 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

Requirements:

· High school diploma or GED (General Education Diploma) equivalency

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

· 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

Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. The employee is regularly exposed to ambient lighting and temperate climate conditions.