Yard Supervisor

Satellite Shelters, Inc.; North Ridgeville, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Satellite Shelters, Inc. in Ohio is seeking a motivated Yard Supervisor to lead daily yard operations at the Cleveland-area branch.

This hands-on role balances supervision with working alongside yard staff to keep units repaired, prepared, and delivered on time according to Satellite’s quality standards. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of related experience, strong safety mindset, and proven ability to coordinate personnel, equipment, and logistics in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining

Qualifications

• High school diploma required and 4+ years related experience (construction, maintenance, etc.).
• Experience directing a team and coordinating work from a plan.
• Technical capacity and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily yard operations and supervise yard staff and drivers.
• Direct tasks to yard technicians, field service techs, and drivers to ensure timely repair, preparation, and delivery of units.
• Inspect units before and after rental and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Maintain fleet, monitor units, and perform repairs/modifications as needed.
• Ensure proper cleaning, repair, refurbishment, and inventory control per policy.

Skills

Team leadership

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Schedule flexibility

Driver’s license

Construction experience

Light carpentry

Electrical experience

HVAC experience

Education

High school diploma

4+ years related experience

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

We Don’t Cheat at Solitaire!
Satellite Shelters, Inc., a recognized leader in mobile office and storage solutions, is seeking a motivated, hands‑on Yard Supervisor to lead daily yard operations and support our Cleveland‑area branch.This role requires a proactive leader who can balance supervising yard staff with working alongside them to keep operations running efficiently and safely. The ideal candidate brings strong organizational skills, a commitment to safety and accountability, and experience coordinating personnel, equipment, and yard activities in a fast‑paced environment.

Position Summary:

40% - Yard Supervisor: This position is responsible for coordinating the everyday running of the working yard. The Yard Supervisor directs the yard technicians in the day-to-day scheduled activities and projects. They assign tasks to yard technicians, field service technicians, drivers, and themselves to ensure units are repaired, prepared, and delivered on time in accordance with Satellite’s quality standards.

60% - Unit Repairs: This position is responsible for maintaining the fleet, monitoring units, and making repairs and modifications as needed. In addition to this, the Yard Supervisor inspects all units before and after they are rented to a vendor’s location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains, coordinates, and monitors fleet schedule and repair.
• Orders parts and supplies to ensure the necessary parts are on hand
• Manages inventory per company standards.
• Ensures standards for cleaning, repair, and refurbishment of each unit to follow company policy.
• Maintain a favorable working relationship with all other company employees to foster, aid, and promote a cooperative and harmonious working climate.
• Maximizes employee morale, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness.
• Manage the training of all yard personnel and drivers in Satellite’s safety policies and programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Performs all duties and responsibilities in a timely and effective manner in accordance with established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of this position.
• Prepares units for rental in a timely manner according to Satellite quality standards
• Making repairs and modifications to units as required.
• Maintaining proper storage of units
• Inspects all units, both incoming and outgoing
• Perform a physical write-up of the unit in detail
• Takes necessary photographs of the unit as required
• Interfaces with customers at job sites
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Under direction from the Branch Manager and/or Operations Manager, this position coordinates and leads yard personnel in the branch's daily activities.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• This position requires a high school diploma and 4+ years of related experience in areas such as construction work, commercial cleaning, maintenance, etc., or an equivalent combination of work and educational experience.
• Experience directing a team and directing work from a plan.
• Technical Capacity
• Shown ability to collaborate with other team members to accomplish tasks.
• Thorough and detail-oriented.

Required Skills:

• Team leadership
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Schedule flexibility to respond to emergency situations
• Current driver’s license and ability to operate vehicles.
• Construction experience required.
• Light carpentry and electrical experience.
• HVAC experience

Physical/Mental Demands:

• Position requires a high degree of concentration to manage frequent interruptions while meeting strict deadlines.
• Wears personnel protective equipment as required
• Demonstrated ability to perform rigorous outside and indoor duties including walking, standing, climbing, stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, reaching, sitting, lifting, grasping, pushing, pulling, manual dexterity, etc.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Good fine motor skills, coordination, range of motion and grip strength
• Ability to work in all climate conditions.
• Ability to be exposed to loud noise levels.
• Ability to operate hand and power tools
• Ability to work in an environment containing dirt, grease, and dust.
• Ability to work safely around heavy machinery and heavy equipment.
• Ability to hold air impact tools up to 30lb.

Other Duties

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Qualifications

Behaviors

Preferred

Detail Oriented

Detail Oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player

Team Player

: Works well as a member of a group

Leader

Leader

: Inspires teammates to follow them

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