Yard Manager

TLI - Transco Lines, Inc.; Midway (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

TLI - Transco Lines, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Yard Supervisor to manage day-to-day activities of yard employees, cover shifts, and perform administrative duties in support of yard operations.

Ideal candidates will have 2–4 years of management experience in auto transport, strong leadership and labor-relations skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office to support staffing, scheduling, and reporting.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant management experience.
• Experience in auto transport industry preferred.
• Excellent management, supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent employee and labor relations skills.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on supervision of employee work assignments to ensure production.
• Ensure compliance with customer guidelines and requirements.
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels to meet productivity goals.
• Conduct inventory, equipment, and safety audits & inspections as required by the customer.
• Identify yard and equipment maintenance needs; initiate repair process, as needed.

Skills

Management experience

Leadership

Labor relations

Time management

Prioritization

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The preferred candidate will embody an exemplary work ethic, patience with employee concerns/concerns, experience in decision making, abiding to operating procedures, upholding contract, and disciplining employees. This position requires a strong willed, experienced person in managing personnel.

Manage day to day activities of Yard employees; perform various administrative duties in support of this function; fill-in yard driver as needed for gaps in shift coverage and breaks.

Essential Functions

• Provide hands-on supervision of employee work assignments to ensure maximum, quality productivity
• Ensure compliance with customer guidelines and requirements
• Ensure appropriate staffing levels to effectively satisfy productivity goals and expectations
• Conduct inventory, equipment, and safety audits & inspections as required by the customer
• Identify yard and equipment maintenance needs; initiate repair process, as needed

Physical Abilities And Work Environment

• Physical agility to include, but may not be limited to, walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, lifting up to 100 pounds, pushing, pulling, stretching, climbing and balancing
• Visual acuity, including but may not be limited to, close and distance, peripheral sight, ability to discern color
• Work effectively in an environment with potential loud noise, extreme heat or cold
• Ability to work effectively while performing multiple tasks
• Manual dexterity

Qualifications

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent (preferred)
• Valid driver's license
• 2-4 years' relevant management experience
• Management experience in the auto transport industry preferred
• Working knowledge of computers and software to include Microsoft Office
• Excellent management, supervisory, and leadership skills
• Excellent employee and labor relations skills
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills