Yard & Dock Coordinator – Weekend 1st Shift

Jobtailor; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Houston, TX is seeking a Dock Coordinator to oversee dock and yard activities, ensuring safe, efficient trailer movements and timely operations across the facility. You will coordinate dock release, monitor conditions, and liaise with site operations, transportation, yard services, and customer teams to maintain service levels while enforcing safety standards and 7S principles.

Candidates should have experience in warehouse or distribution environments and be comfortable working

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse, distribution, dock, yard, or transportation environment.
• Ability to coordinate dock or yard activities in a fast-paced operation.
• Knowledge of trailer docking, release procedures, and trailer anatomy.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and across varied terrain.
• Follow defined processes, safety standards, and escalation protocols.
• Strong communication skills for daily customer-facing and cross-functional interactions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite.
• Experience in a lead, coordinator, or informal leadership role is a plus.
• Exposure to safety programs, yard management systems (YMS), or WMS is a plus.
• Experience supporting or enforcing safe work practices and stop-work authority is a plus.
• Mechanical aptitude or familiarity with basic hand tools and dock equipment is a plus.
• Ability to work extended time outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all dock-related activities.
• Ensure the safe, efficient, and timely movement of trailers in and out of the facility.
• Coordinate trailer movements to support daily operational priorities.
• Manage and sequence trailer docking, release, and yard flow.
• Monitor dock conditions and exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions are identified.
• Follow proper escalation procedures.
• Partner with site operations, transportation, yard services, and customer-facing teams to prioritize tasks and competing demands.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders while maintaining customer service excellence.
• Ensure dock activities align with process guidelines, safety standards, and site SWIs.
• Support dock and yard organization in alignment with 7S workplace standards.
• Conduct visual inspections to identify risks, inefficiencies, and potential delays.
• Use Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite tools to track activity, communicate updates, and document issues.
• Provide coverage and operational support to site leadership and Lead peers as needed.
• Champion operational safety and support the use of hand tools and dock-related equipment.

Skills

Dock coordination

Safety compliance

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Yard management

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Google Suite

YMS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all dock-related activities
• Ensure the safe, efficient, and timely movement of trailers in and out of the facility
• Coordinate trailer movements to support daily operational priorities
• Manage and sequence trailer docking, release, and yard flow
• Monitor dock conditions and exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions are identified
• Follow proper escalation procedures
• Partner with site operations, transportation, yard services, and customer-facing teams to prioritize tasks and competing demands
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders while maintaining customer service excellence
• Ensure dock activities align with process guidelines, safety standards, and site SWIs
• Support dock and yard organization in alignment with 7S workplace standards
• Conduct visual inspections to identify risks, inefficiencies, and potential delays
• Use Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite tools to track activity, communicate updates, and document issues
• Provide coverage and operational support to site leadership and Lead peers as needed
• Champion operational safety and support the use of hand tools and dock-related equipment

Requirements

• Experience working in a warehouse, distribution, dock, yard, or transportation-related environment
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate dock or yard activities in a fast-paced operation
• Working knowledge of trailer docking, release procedures, and trailer anatomy
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and across varied terrain
• Proven ability to follow defined processes, safety standards, and escalation protocols
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage in daily customer-facing and cross-functional interactions
• Comfort using Microsoft Office 365 and/or Google Suite applications
• Previous experience in a lead, coordinator, or informal leadership role (great if you also have)
• Exposure to safety programs, yard management systems (YMS), or WMS environments (great if you also have)
• Experience supporting or enforcing safe work practices and stop-work authority (great if you also have)
• Mechanical aptitude or familiarity with basic hand tools and dock equipment (great if you also have)
• Ability to work extended time outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Ability to stand, walk, and traverse uneven surfaces throughout the shift
• Ability to maintain situational awareness in a high-traffic dock and yard environment
• Ability to support a flexible schedule as business needs require
• Ability to carry objects 3-5 feet weighing up to 50 lbs routinely
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time greater than 4 hours
• Ability to walk continuously more than 10,000 steps (4-5 miles) per day
• Ability to bend, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull objects of various shapes and sizes in a team lift
• Ability to tolerate hot and cold work environments
• Ability to use powered and/or manual lifting equipment to assist with safely moving inventory in accordance with established protocols and safety guidelines
• Conditional offer recipients may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in coordinating dock and yard activities while ensuring compliance with safety standards and operational guidelines. Proficient in using Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite to manage communications and documentation effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Dock Coordination
• Safety Standards Compliance
• Microsoft Office 365
• Google Suite
• Yard Management Systems

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Trailer Docking Procedures
• Yard Flow Management
• Visual Inspections
• Mechanical Aptitude
• Stop-Work Authority

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Customer Service Excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Warehouse Environment
• Distribution
• Transportation
• Safety Programs
• 7S Workplace Standards

Tools & Technologies

• Hand Tools
• Dock Equipment
• Powered Lifting Equipment