Yard Manager

The Yard Manager is responsible for overseeing all yard operations, ensuring that spotters and yard leads are operating in accordance with established safety and cost standards, including planning, assigning, supervising, and evaluating employee workload, as well as interfacing directly with all levels of terminal staff and ensuring that all company equipment is maintained appropriately.

• Maintains positive and encouraging working relations with all staff
• Provides constant communications of service issues to appropriate personnel and departments
• Oversees inventory management, equipment preventative maintenance, regulatory compliance, productivity improvement, planning and organization, problem solving, project management and communicating to top-level management
• Manage and direct the operational functions while being the key link between the organization, staff, and customers
• Oversees and ensures all yard requirements are meeting customer standards
• Oversee and ensure that equipment performance standards are being met to company specifications
• Monitor and uphold company safety requirements on all equipment
• Oversee and ensure the retention of staff
• Provide coaching and mentoring to all employees within the operation to achieve flawless customer service and key operating factor goals
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required by the role and determined by management

• BA / BS degree desired
• At least 5-7 years of experience as a yard lead, supervisor, or manager in transportation
• Working knowledge of DOT rules and regulations
• Computer applications using MS Office
• Excellent supervisory skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills

Other:

• Ability to travel at a moment’s notice for perhaps extended periods of time
• Ability and availability to work irregular or extended hours including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed

We are excited to share that the base salary range for this position is $80,566.20 - $107,421.60.  This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, targeted at 3%.  NFI takes into consideration applicants' qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location when determining a starting rate of pay.  

Employees are also eligible for a robust benefit program, which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Paid Parental Leave, among other benefit plan options.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

LA County Applicants: The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.