CDL A Yard Spotter

Night Yard Spotter - Requires Double and Triple Edorsement.

Pay Rate: $32.91 – Sunday through Thursday work schedule.

This operations position is responsible for moving trucks and trailers in and out of dock doors for loading and unloading activities.

• Collaborate with loaders and supervisors to move trucks and trailers from one location to another according to door assignments.
• Check that each unit is sealed and that the refrigeration unit is operating correctly and running.
• Move trucks and trailers from dock to dock as needed to complete the loading process, which includes dropping and hooking trailers.
• Ensure the trailer or truck is completely loaded and secured before moving from the dock area.
• Work with transportation management to ensure the proper equipment is used on the proper route.
• Work closely with fleet shop management to ensure any repairs are finished before using the equipment.
• Help keep truck parking yard free of debris and trash.
• Arrange trucks and trailers on the yard in an orderly and efficient manner.
• Move trucks and trailers for receiving when needed.
• Record start‑up time and reefer set points for pre‑cooling purposes.
• Ensure trailer doors are closed while not in the dock.
• Check oil and fluid levels.
• Fuel trucks and trailers.
• Wash out trailers.
• Check lights, hoses, and tires.

• Less than high school education.

• 1 year of warehouse or transportation experience preferred.
• Truck backing experience preferred.

• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• Pallet jack and forklift certification from Sysco (can be obtained once hired).

• Able to communicate efficiently with others in a proficient manner.
• Basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Adapt to changes in the work environment.
• Follow instructions and respond to management direction.
• Takes responsibility for own actions.
• Inspire trust of others.
• Work with integrity and ethically.
• Uphold organizational values.
• Ask for and offer help when needed.
• Focus on solving conflict, not blaming.
• Demonstrate persistence and overcome obstacles.
• Measure self against standards of excellence.
• Follow policies and procedures.
• Use time efficiently.
• Tactfully approach others.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Look for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Apply feedback to improve performance.
• Observe safety and security procedures.
• Use equipment and materials properly.
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit.
• Build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.

• 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.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; bend; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Climb into trailers and tractors.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and all weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification; it is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.