Yard Team Lead

Fleet Farm; Waukee (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleet Farm seeks a Yard Team Lead to supervise the outdoor loading area and greet customers. You will ensure accurate merchandise receipts, maintain yard presentation, and support stock replenishment during peak hours.

Responsibilities include guiding team members, training peers, and safely operating a forklift to move items and load customers’ vehicles. Flexibility for days, nights, weekends, and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Ability to train and build teammate relationships.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and operate material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the outside loading process and assist customers in the yard.
• Maintain merchandise presentation and ensure seasonally relevant displays.
• Verify merchandise receipts and loadings according to procedures.
• Move products throughout the facility and ensure safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Motivate others

Multitasking

Decisiveness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

Description

Do you enjoy serving customers, mentoring others, and impacting processes to ensure customers are receiving the best possible service? Do you have a positive attitude and love interacting with people? If so, this opportunity is for you!

The Yard Team Lead will be responsible for the supervision of the outside customer loading process, as well as greeting and assisting customers throughout the yard. The Yard Team Lead will ensure the accuracy of merchandise receipts and loadings of customer merchandise in the assigned area following company policies and procedures.

Job duties:

• Responsible for ensuring Fleet Farm’s merchandise presentation standards are in place in the yard and surrounding work areas.
• Ensure displayed merchandise throughout store is seasonally relevant, properly secured, and well represented.
• Responsible for maintaining backroom locator accuracy within yard area.
• Ensure all merchandise is properly wrapped and stored in a way that will prevent it from being weather damaged.
• Effectively load correct merchandise into customers’ vehicles while following all safety guidelines.
• Ensure that the Gate Guards are knowledgeable and executing the proper verification procedures for all outside customer loads.
• As requested, locate sale and promotional items to replenish stock during operating hours.
• Transport product throughout the facility while safely operating a forklift.
• Ensures cleanliness standards are in place in the yard and gate areas.
• Positive promotion of Fleet Farm customer loyalty program, credit card, and other company initiatives.

Job Requirements and Education:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays is required.
• Ability to be certified to operate a forklift and other material handling devices.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and build teammate relationships in a fast changing environment.
• Must be able to direct and motivate a diverse population that includes full-time and part-time Team Members.
• Demonstrated ability to act decisively, implement solutions, multi-task, and respond flexibly in a quick changing environment.
• Warehouse environment can expose temperature fluctuations (hot/cold), noise, dust, and uneven walking surfaces.

Fleet Farm is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and gives all applicants for employment equal consideration regardless of race, color, sex, gender, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Fleet Farm will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation to fully participate in the application process.

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