Assistant Yard Foreman

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

To assist in overseeing yard operations and yard personnel in order to achieve a successful balance of customer satisfaction and yard profitability. Supervises employees appropriately & effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor employees daily activity and delegate or assign work as appropriate
• Prepare and distribute work schedules
• Challenge and develop employees’ performance, provide feedback, and hold direct reports accountable for their goals and job responsibilities
• Ensure timely, accurate review of weekly time record reports and employee expenses for payroll processing
• Assist with candidate selection and interview process for new hires
• Motivate employees and offer opportunity and reward appropriately
• Make recommendations to Manager regarding efforts to control employee turnover
• Make recommendations to Manager regarding employee performance for coaching, review, and disciplinary efforts
• Ensure that all reasonable directives from the Manager are carried out in a timely and accurate manner
• Communicate regularly with the Yard Foreman and/or management team regarding inventory levels, employee progress, safety, procedures, and general yard efficiency
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant work experience
• Ability to lift 80 lbs.
• Experience on a propane Forklift, must be at least 18 years old
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form. Ability to use sound judgment and problem-solving skills to analyze customer needs and to recommend the proper course of action