Yard Jockey - 2nd Shift

Farmers Pride Inc; Fredericksburg (PA); On-site; USD 24,797,000 - 35,818,000; Full time

Job summary

Bell and Evans in Fredericksburg, PA is hiring a Yard Jockey for the 2nd shift. You will operate diesel powered tractor-trailer units to move trailers between loading docks and the yard, ensuring proper staging and loading.

Responsibilities include backing trailers, performing safety checks, monitoring refrigeration equipment, adjusting temperatures, securing trailers, and maintaining yard logs. Prior experience helps, training provided, good driving record required.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Pulls trailers away from loading docks to be staged in the yard.
• Backs trailers to loading docks.
• Performs safety checks on yard equipment and trailers.
• Monitors yard for refrigerated equipment operation and maintaining temperature.
• Adjusts temperature set points on refrigeration units and reports shutdown codes to supervisor.
• Opens and closes doors on trailers, secures with locks or seals.
• Maintains radio contact with shipping personnel for instructions on moving trailers or other company equipment.
• Keeps a log of yard moves for their shift.

Skills

English proficiency

Reading & interpreting documents

Writing routine reports

Public speaking to groups

Education

Driving record acceptable

Job description

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Yard Jockey - 2nd Shift

Full-time Regular Indirect Labor Fredericksburg, PA, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 4728

Join the Company that is 100% committed to moving the bar higher. Your future belongs at the home of the Excellent Chicken…Bell and Evans!

2ND SHIFT AVAILABLE

JOB SUMMARY:

Yard Jockey operates diesel powered tractor trailer combination bringing trailers to and from loading docks, to and from the yard, to be loaded and unloaded.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• Pulling trailers away from loading docks to be staged in the yard.
• Backs trailer to loading docks.
• Performs safety checks on yard equipment and trailers.
• Monitor yard for refrigerated equipment operation and maintaining of temperature.
• Adjust temp set point on refrigeration units and report shut down codes to supervisor.
• Opens and closes various doors on trailers, secures trailers with locks or seals.
• Required to maintain radio contact with shipping personnel to receive instructions on when and where to move trailers or other company equipment such as straight trucks.
• Required to maintain a log of yard moves for their shift.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Experience helpful, but will train an individual who has a good driving record. MVR may be pulled for verification.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to speak English, read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.