Description
Directly supervise yard staff and operations to ensure safe, timely loading, unloading, staging, storage, and movement of materials and equipment.
- • Plan yard schedules and allocate crews to meet inbound and outbound volumes.
- • Coordinate with dispatch, warehouse, and drivers to resolve yard issues.
- • Monitor loading, unloading, and staging to ensure procedures and quality standards are met.
- • Issue and explain yard work orders, dock assignments, and load plans.
- • Verify materials and shipments against bills of lading and work orders.
- • Communicate shipment status, exceptions, and damages to designated departments.
- • Determine safe and efficient loading sequences and weight distribution.
- • Conduct performance check-ins and prepare appraisals for yard staff.
- • Operate equipment or assist with complex tasks when needed.
- • Maintain logs for employee time, equipment usage, yard checks, and inspections.
- • Lead toolbox talks and safety briefings for yard teams.
- • Coach employees on safe work practices and career development.
- • Inspect forklifts, trailers, and yard equipment for wear and compliance.
- • Resolve personnel issues and escalate when necessary.
- • Recommend promotions, transfers, or corrective actions.
- • Identify skill gaps and arrange training and equipment certifications.
- • Schedule pickups, drop-offs, trailer spotting, and carrier appointments.
- • Maintain yard layout, slotting, and traffic flow plans.
- • Estimate labor, equipment, and time needed for yard projects or peak periods.
- • Assist with budget tracking, yard supplies, and procedure updates.
- • Inspect yard areas for maintenance needs, housekeeping, and hazards.
- • Participate in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding yard staff.
- • Manage inventory of pallets, dunnage, fuel, and yard supplies and reorder as needed.
- • Enforce OSHA, DOT, and site safety rules and oversee PPE and traffic controls.
- • Track and report KPIs such as turn time, trailer dwell, and loading accuracy.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
