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About US 1 Shorthaul's Yard Jockey (Spotter / Switcher) Position:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Correctly move trailers in and out of dock with yard goats
- Responsible for drop and hook
- Accurately perform yard audits at end of shift
- Proper pre- and post-trip inspections and submitting reports indicating truck conditions
- Adhere to guidelines of safety-sensitive functions pertaining to job responsibilities within yard
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
- Possess a team-player attitude
- Ability to read, understand, and demonstrate safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to request and complete trailer moves in the Yard Management System (YMS)
- Attention to detail
- Understanding and communicating in the English language is a requirement
EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience backing 48' to 53' trailers (including to dock doors and in tight spaces)
- Minimum of 12 months of over the road or trailer spotting verifiable experience in the last 3 years
- Minimum MVR requirements met
- No preventable DOT accidents within the past 3 years
- No application falsifications, application must include 10-year verifiable employment history with no gaps in employment
- This position must pass pre-hire background and drug test
- No drug related charges, past failed drug screens, past refused drug screens, and no SAP programs
- No felony convictions within the past 7 years
- Class A CDL (preferred)
- If applicable, Class A CDL requirements (in addition to the requirements listed above):
- Minimum 18 months over-the-road verifiable experience in the past 5 years, of which 12 months must be within the past 3 years that is similar experience and subjected to the FMCSA's drug testing rules of 49 CFR Part 40
- May substitute local for over-the-road experience
- Clearinghouse query consent
- PSP below 90
POSITION TYPE, PAY, AND EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:
- This is a part-time non-exempt (hourly) position, paid weekly
- This is a dayshift position
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