Yard Jockey Driver: Safe, Efficient Trailer & Forklift Ops

UFP Industries, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Rockledge, FL-based Yard Dog Driver role in a manufacturing facility is responsible for organizing trailers on-site using the Yard Jockey truck. A forklift may be used to assist with loading and unloading, with responsibilities including equipment inspections and maintaining shipping documents.

Qualified candidates are 18+, have at least a 12th-grade education, 6 months of relevant driving experience, and the ability to pass a driving skills test.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of age.
• 12th-grade basic education completed.
• At least 6 months of experience driving a commercial vehicle or yard jockey.
• Forklift driver licensing within 4 months of hire.
• CDL license is not a requirement for this position.
• Ability to pass a driving test/skills evaluation in a yard jockey truck.

Responsibilities

• Safely drives in the facility staging shipping loads in various weather conditions.
• Completes daily equipment inspection sheets.
• Loads and unloads trucks as needed to assist with production.
• Inspects equipment to ensure safe operating conditions.
• Secures load and/or inspects load to ensure it has been properly secured.
• Maintains appropriate shipping documents as required.
• Maintains radio contact with base or supervisor to receive instructions on trailers/loads to be moved.
• Verifies shipping documents for accuracy.
• Completes paperwork as required.

Skills

Forklift operation

Yard jockey truck operation

Driving safety

Education

12th grade education

Tools

Yard jockey truck

Forklift

Job description

Rockledge, FL-based Yard Dog Driver role in a manufacturing facility is responsible for organizing trailers on-site using the Yard Jockey truck. A forklift may be used to assist with loading and unloading, with responsibilities including equipment inspections and maintaining shipping documents.

Qualified candidates are 18+, have at least a 12th-grade education, 6 months of relevant driving experience, and the ability to pass a driving skills test.