Seasonal Logistics Yard Coordinator

Target; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee discount

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target is hiring a Seasonal Transportation Yard Coordinator to manage daily trailer movements within the distribution center yards and to maintain a safety-first culture. You will coordinate with carriers, monitor trailer status, and ensure timely deliveries to stores while keeping equipment prepared for maintenance.

Ideal candidates have experience in a high-volume yard, strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally across transportation teams.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task.
• Experience working in a high volume, high activity environment.
• Direct experience within a distribution center truck yard, or traffic management preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily trailer movement within Target's Distribution Center Yards.
• Foster a 'safety first' culture through awareness, training and accountability.
• Keep yard management system updated to reflect current trailer status.
• Communicate effectively with DC executives regarding trailer needs, movement and progress.
• Monitor trailer releases to ensure on-time deliveries to stores and accountability of all equipment.
• Conduct trailer inventories and ensure equipment availability for preventive maintenance.
• Cross-functionally coordinate with First Mile Transportation to monitor trailer pools and freight flow.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

High-volume environment

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

The pay range per hour is $20.82 - $37.45. You may also earn additional compensation in the form of a shift differential, ranging from $2.00 to $3.50 per hour, based on eligibility.

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.

Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the right guest even better, faster and more cost effectively than before. We are becoming more intelligent, automated and algorithmic in our decision-making, so that no matter how guests shop—in stores or on Target.com—we deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve. We are on a mission to win decisively over any competitor, with a seamless and superior guest service experience unlike any they can offer. Our teams work with the agility our mission requires, and we constantly come together to implement new processes in record time. So we're looking for exceptional people who are proactive, creative, independent, innovative, risk-savvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks the root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively? Are you a creative problem-solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, commits to a plan and then positively influences others to execute it? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.

Last Mile Transportation

Last Mile Transportation at Target is responsible for moving E-Commerce shipments from our unique Omnichannel fulfillment network to our Guests' homes. More than 80% of that volume originates in over 1400 of our Stores making Target the largest volume true Omnichannel shipper out there. Servicing the transportation out of that huge distributed network and high volumes means a simultaneous microscopic attention to day to day detail as well as the ability to step back think strategically in order to drive change within Target and with our carriers to fully leverage our Stores as Hubs strategy and provide maximum Best in Class Guest Experience.

As a Seasonal Transportation Yard Coordinator, you are responsible for the execution of daily trailer movement within Target's Distribution Center Yards. You will foster a \"safety first\" culture through awareness, training and accountability. With safety being Target's number one priority, you will work diligently with carriers to ensure they are following all safety expectations and maintaining a safe work environment for all drivers that enter Target's yard, identifying any unsafe acts and working to immediately address. You will work to ensure the yard management system is updated to reflect the current status of all trailers in the yard. You will also ensure all trailers are admitted according to the current best practices. You will be expected to communicate effectively with all DC executives regarding trailer needs, movement and progress. You will monitor trailer releases to ensure trailers meet scheduled deliveries to stores and be responsible for the accountability of all Target equipment. This includes conducting trailer inventories and ensuring that the equipment is available for preventive maintenance checks. Furthermore, you will work cross functionally with First Mile Transportation to monitor trailer pools and freight flow volatility, ensuring our yards remain within threshold and safe.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You

• High School degree or equivalent
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task
• Experience working in a high volume, high activity environment
• Direct experience within a distribution center truck yard, or traffic management preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

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