Yard & Delivery Operations Lead

Lezzer Lumber, Inc.; Stockertown (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lezzer Lumber, Inc. in Stockertown, PA, is seeking a Yard Manager/Dispatcher to oversee the yard, warehouse, receiving, and delivery operations, directing yard staff and drivers to ensure safe handling, accurate orders, and timely customer service.

The role requires coordinating deliveries, planning routes, supervising load building and equipment, ensuring DOT compliance, training staff, and maintaining records. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in lumber/building materials yard ops or related supervisory work.
• Experience supervising employees, assigning work, training, and addressing performance concerns.
• Knowledge of lumber/building materials, receiving, load building, stock protection, and delivery methods.
• Ability to plan routes, optimize loads, and meet customer delivery times.
• Knowledge of applicable DOT regulations and safe commercial vehicle practices.
• Ability to calculate quantities, board footage, and load weights.
• Effective communication with customers, drivers, yard staff, sales and management.
• Ability to prioritize competing requests, resolve problems, and maintain operational records.
• Forklift operator certification as required by location management.

Responsibilities

• Directs daily yard, warehouse, receiving, and delivery operations; schedules personnel, equipment, and work priorities.
• Coordinates customer deliveries and vendor and jobsite pickups using CDL Class A, boom, and non-CDL drivers.
• Combines delivery orders based on geography, delivery time frames, equipment capabilities, load weights, and customer requirements to improve productivity.
• Coordinates short-lead delivery requests with sales and location staff and communicates schedule changes.
• Processes and tracks customer backorders and arranges delivery as merchandise becomes available.
• Ensures delivery orders are invoiced accurately and resolves discrepancies with location personnel.
• Supervises load building, staging, verification, and safe securing of customer orders for delivery.
• Supervises unloading, verification, and proper storage of incoming merchandise; documents shortages, freight damage, and vendor claims.
• Ensures special-order merchandise is correctly identified, tagged, stored, and protected.
• Oversees stock protection, loss prevention, yard housekeeping, and safe merchandise storage.
• Trains yard associates in receiving, load building, banding/strapping, equipment use, and safe handling practices.
• Supervises drivers, communicates assignments, and addresses delivery service and performance concerns.
• Oversees daily preventative maintenance inspections of delivery vehicles, forklifts, and other yard equipment.
• Maintains banding/strapping equipment and adequate supplies.
• Ensures compliance with applicable DOT requirements, company safety policies, and proper lifting and material-handling practices.
• Immediately reports accidents, injuries, and damage to merchandise, facilities, equipment, vehicles, or customer property.
• Reviews yard conditions, operational workflow, and equipment needs; recommends improvements to the Location Manager.
• Works with location management on staffing, training, performance, and operational concerns.
• Performs opening, closing, and assigned location system procedures as scheduled.

Skills

Yard operations supervision

Dispatching

Delivery coordination

Team supervision

DOT regulations knowledge

Route planning

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Job description

Lezzer Lumber, Inc. in Stockertown, PA, is seeking a Yard Manager/Dispatcher to oversee the yard, warehouse, receiving, and delivery operations, directing yard staff and drivers to ensure safe handling, accurate orders, and timely customer service.

The role requires coordinating deliveries, planning routes, supervising load building and equipment, ensuring DOT compliance, training staff, and maintaining records. Strong leadership and communication are essential.