Yard Manager - Flatbed Securement w/CDL

Maverick Transportation, LLC Workday; Gurdon (AR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Prescription Discount Card

Paid Vacation

Life Insurance

401k Match

Bonus Potential

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Maverick Transportation, LLC is seeking a Yard Manager to lead yard operations, including operating yard tractors, moving trailers, securing freight, and overseeing equipment placement. You will manage a team, enforce safety standards, and coordinate with customer representatives to meet service expectations.

The role emphasizes staff scheduling, performance feedback, and upholding safety and operational standards within a warehouse environment. Excellent benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Highschool education or equivalent and 1–2 years related experience.
• 0–12 months previous management experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily yard operations including movement, spotting, staging, and positioning of equipment.
• Monitor staffing levels and allocate resources to meet customer volume demands and service expectations.
• Promote a culture of safety through regular training, observations, coaching and enforcement of established safety standards.
• Maintain continuous communication with management and customer representatives to ensure timely response to operational needs.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team supervision

Operations coordination

Education

Highschool education or equivalent

Job description

Job Description:GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITIONYard Manager will operate in, and manage, a team of employees providing yard services to a customer. Services to include up to operating a yard tractor, moving empty & loaded trailers, securing and tarping freight, operating heavy equipment, managing inventory, shuttling trailers, and other duties as assigned.Yard manager is responsible for managing employee safety standards, employees work schedules, work performance of his/her assigned employees, providing performance feedback, and upholding the safety and operational standards of the company.Excellent Benefits Package including:Medical InsuranceDental InsurancePrescription Discount CardPaid VacationPaid Life Insurance401k+matchBonus PotentialEmployee Assistance ProgramESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES1. Ensure safe and efficient operation of assigned equipment2. Direct daily yard operations including the movement, spotting, staging, and positioning of equipment3. Monitor staffing levels and allocate resources to support customer volume demands and service expectations4. Maintain continuous communication with internal management and customer representatives to ensure timely response to operational needs5. Promote a culture of safety through regular training, observations, coaching and enforcement of established safety standardsEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEHighschool education or equivalent plus 1 - 2 years related experience and/or training and 0 – 12 months previous management experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.WORKING CONDITIONSWarehouse environment where continuously exposed to several elements such as, noise, intermittent standing, walking; and occasional pushing, carrying, or lifting. Also, may have exposure at times to the outside weather elements.PHYSICAL ACTIVITIESThe following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.While performing the functions of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move upto 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.Maverick Transportation, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.