Job description

We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate. As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.

Job Purpose

The Yard Jockey is responsive to the operations regarding the movement and spotting of trailers to facilitate the needs of the warehouse in sorting and processing material for shipment. The Yard Jockey is responsible for timely movements and thorough knowledge of on-hand inventory and positioning.

Key Responsibilities

The Yard Jockey will be assigned duties, based on organizational needs and priorities.

• Responsible to maintain a neat, sanitized equipment, and orderly lot oriented toward maximizing efficiency in servicing the operational needs.
• Operate Yard Truck in a safe manner during numerous roll-on/roll-off procedures daily involving loaded and empty containers.
• Drive and operate vehicle under 15 mph in and around the warehouse lot/staging area.
• Be cognizant of the reality that the operation is a low mileage severe duty function requiring attention to preventive maintenance checks and services as well as actual scheduled vehicle maintenance.
• Must be aware that operations occur on asphalt, concrete and gravel surfaces in a hostile environment often contaminated with material subject to embedding in tires.
• Responsible for accounting for records involving trailer numbers, gross weights, and cube.
• Must function and interact on a daily basis with location personnel and comply with location safety requirements.
• Communicate using cellular telephone or 2-way radio with, operations, and plant personnel.
• Ensure security of valuable commodities and the storage area itself are a major area of concern for the Yard Jockey, occasionally requiring guidance from supervisory personnel regarding disposition.
• Duties and Tasks as assigned by Management.

Qualifications and Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above 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.

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• Class C (Required) Class A (Preferred)
• 1 year experience

Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!

• We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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