Night Shift Transportation & Yard Coordinator

Amazon Inc.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd in Ravenhall, Victoria, is seeking a Transportation Specialist to coordinate trailer moves, supervise yard activities, and support driver training within Amazon Transportation Services. The role runs Monday to Friday with night shifts and requires autonomous work with occasional on-site support.

You will generate daily and monthly reports using SSP, FMC and YMS, and drive yard safety and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Availability to work 38+ hours per week
• Experience working in warehouse, logistics, transportation, or distribution operations

Responsibilities

• Create and distribute a daily End of Shift report detailing all inbound and outbound loads, including late arrival reasons and associated action items
• Communicate with the Outbound (OB) dock team and Network Operations Center (NOC) to provide delay reasons for late driver arrivals and departures
• Lead on-site yard safety by managing incident investigations and reviewing LQ360 defects
• Coordinate with multiple carriers and their contacts on site-related escalations, pickup and delivery issues, and weather-related disruptions to yard activities
• Develop and communicate daily load plans and any changes to the NOC, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders
• Monitor daily operations in partnership with Delivery Station (DS) teams, transportation peers, and carriers to ensure all trailers arrive and depart on time
• Consolidate data from multiple sources to generate daily, weekly, and monthly reports that support business needs, uncover data integrity issues, and identify patterns for proactive mitigation
• Engage carrier drivers and delivery drivers in the yard as needed to maintain yard organisation, safety, and minimise delays
• Utilise internal systems such as SSP (Sortation Platform), FMC (Freight Management Console), and YMS (Yard Management System) to gather data for daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting
• Adhere to company rules and regulations, making safety a priority at all times
• Perform various functions within the yard, supporting site operations teams, internal transportation field teams, and external carriers to ensure all trailers arrive and depart on time with zero defects and to maintain a fluid trailer pool
• Comply with company policies, procedures, and local regulations, including size, weight, route designations, parking, trailer designations, violation and incident reporting requirements, and break periods
• Work at locations within the node on a needs basis to support the business — 38 hours per week with overtime as required
• Stand and walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach, with or without reasonable accommodation

Job description

Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd in Ravenhall, Victoria, is seeking a Transportation Specialist to coordinate trailer moves, supervise yard activities, and support driver training within Amazon Transportation Services. The role runs Monday to Friday with night shifts and requires autonomous work with occasional on-site support.

You will generate daily and monthly reports using SSP, FMC and YMS, and drive yard safety and operational efficiency.