Yard Supervisor

Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC; Lutz (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

401(k) plan

Vacation, Sick & Holiday pay

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC, a Lumber and Building materials employer, seeks a full-time Yard Supervisor to lead yard operations and oversee material handling. You will direct staff, coordinate loading, and ensure safety and compliance with shipping specs.

The role emphasizes training, customer service, and efficient yard management, with a CDL preferred but not required. Outdoor work is common, and bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of yard activities and material handling.
• Ability to plan and coordinate work to maximize efficiency.
• Strong reading/writing of schedules and reports.
• Knowledge of basic math, counting, and estimating.
• Customer service orientation and safety focus.
• Proficiency in Excel; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• 5 years of yard operations experience or equivalent education.

Responsibilities

• Leads and directs employees, assigns work, monitors progress and trains staff.
• Oversees loading, unloading, and movement of materials using yard equipment.
• Ensures training and certification for equipment operation and maintenance.
• Inspects loading operations and prepares bills of lading and packing slips.
• Provides on-the-job training and enforces safety procedures.
• Assists customers with loading, delivery status, and inventory questions.
• Maintains neat outdoor areas and reports safety hazards.
• May perform yard duties and maintain communication with management.

Skills

Yard operations

Team leadership

Customer service

Safety awareness

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC, a Lumber and Building materials employer is seeking a full-time Yard Supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads and directs employees including assigning, monitoring, and reviewing work progress and accuracy, providing guidance, addressing escalated issues, and training less experienced team members. May provide input on the performance of assigned employees to management.
• Duties include loading, unloading, and movement of materials on the premises, utilizing material handling equipment and machinery; receiving yard materials, and instructing yard workers in receiving and storage procedures.
• Ensures that employees receive proper training and certification, if necessary, to operate equipment and machinery used in the yard; ensures that equipment is serviced on schedule and maintained effectively.
• Inspects loading operation for outgoing to delivery to ensure compliance with shipping specifications, load limits, and safety regulations; prepares bills of lading and packing slips.
• Provides on-the-job training to outside or new yard employees including product knowledge of items stored in the yard and warehouse; housekeeping and safety procedures.
• On occasion, will perform the same duties as other yard personnel.
• Ensures that outside areas are kept neat and clean and scraps and yard debris are appropriately recycled or disposed of; reports safety hazards and handles remedial action.
• Assists customers in loading and load building; provides delivery status information, inventory availability, and answers related questions.
• Understands and observes all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers, attends periodic safety meetings as required, and may recommend changes to improve safety procedures.
• Leads and directs employees including assigning, monitoring, and reviewing work progress and accuracy, providing guidance, addressing escalated issues, and training less experienced team members. May provide input on the performance of assigned employees to management.
• A valid Class A CDL driver’s license is preferred but not required.

Essential Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of yard and product activities on location including component or materials’ weights and methods of loading.
• Advanced knowledge of operation and handling of all machinery and equipment used in the yard; maintains certification to operate such if required.
• Ability to plan and coordinate work processes to maintain and increase manpower and equipment efficiency.
• Ability to read and write work schedules and reports.
• Knowledge of basic math, counting, and estimating.
• Customer Service orientation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Bilingual is a plus in English and Spanish.
• 5 years of yard operations experience or equivalent education.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds frequently and on occasion up to 80 pounds.
• Work is performed primarily in an outdoor yard environment, subject to variations in temperature and weather, equipment noise and dust.
• May be required to perform specific tasks that involve climbing, lifting, pushing, or kneeling.

Tibbetts Lumber offers an excellent benefits package to our employees including:

Benefits:

• Competitive wages
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• 401(k) plan
• Vacation, Sick & Holiday pay
• Health Savings Account

Legal Disclosures:

Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC complies with all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination of any kind. Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC is a Drug-Free Workplace and uses pre-employment drug testing to confirm all of its potential employees do not use any restricted substances. Tibbetts Lumber Co. LLC is an at will employer and can terminate its employment relationship with most of its employees at any time, with or without cause, and without notice.