Yard Driver

Shipping/Receiving Yard Driver

Handle material to and from manufacturing plants and warehouses in order to meet optimal internal and external customer satisfaction in a safe and timely manner and ensuring quality requirements.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Transport finished goods and raw materials to and from manufacturing plants and warehouses.
• Comply with truck driving rules and regulations (size, weight, route designations, parking, break periods, etc.)
• Load and unload trucks.
• Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions.
• Develop and maintain an organized and efficient loading and unloading system.
• Verify all items listed on the work order are loaded and unloaded.
• Submit trip report/log to supervisor daily.
• Fill out trip report/log completely and accurately.
• Inspect vehicle(s) for mechanical items and safety issues and perform preventative maintenance.
• Report defects, accidents or violations.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures (i.e., quality policy manual, associate handbook, Level II procedures, etc.)
• Comply with all internal and OSHA required safety procedures.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping in respective area.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Valid truck driving license and D.O.T. license is required. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical demands: The physical demands 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance; and talk or hear; and lift or move up to 100 pounds. The employee must occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and lift or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus, depth perception, peripheral vision, distance vision, and close vision. In addition, the employee must have the ability to distinguish color variation.

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and may also be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee may occasionally be exposed to extreme heat and/or risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.