Yard Operations Manager (Port Auto Logistics Process)

Job Summary

The Yard Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day yard, vehicle movement, and workflow operations within the OEM Auto Logistics Processing terminal. This position ensures safe, efficient, and accurate movement of import/export vehicles through all stages of processing while maintaining operational excellence, team performance, and full compliance with Enstructure policies, OEM standards, and port authority requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversees Assistant Yard Supervisor, Lead Yard Driver, Body Shop Supervisor, Drivers, Scanners, and additional yard support staff.
• Lead and manage daily yard operations, including vehicle receiving, staging, inventory control, and outbound dispatch.
• Coordinate with port operations, OEM representatives, trucking partners, and internal departments to ensure timely vehicle flow and processing.
• Oversee team members performing driving, scanning, quality checks, damage inspections, and yard control tasks.
• Ensure all vehicles are handled safely, following proper driving procedures, speed limits, and OEM handling requirements.
• Monitor yard layout and maximize space utilization to support production goals and vessel/truck schedules.
• Track KPIs and operational data to identify workflow delays, prevent bottlenecks, and support continuous improvement.
• Conduct daily shift briefings, safety talks, and ongoing training to maintain high safety and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with port security protocols, OSHA regulations, environmental rules, and Enstructure safety policies.
• Collaborate with leadership on staffing needs, schedules, operational planning, and resource allocation.
• Investigate incidents, damages, or operational issues, and implement corrective actions as needed.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid Driver’s License – Required
• Ability to operate an automatic and manual transmission vehicle - Required
• Ability to pass a background check, drug screening, and physical examination
  
  

Experience

• Previous experience in auto accessory installation, automotive repair, or related mechanical work is strongly preferred.
  
  

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and team-building capabilities
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and interpersonal)
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and process compliance
• Ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic yard environment
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
• Ability to interpret yard maps, workflow processes, and inventory systems
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and operational efficiency
  
  

Certifications

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Ability to regularly stand, walk long distances, and talk and hear.
• Ability to frequently use hands and arms to grab, handle, feel, and reach.
• Ability to occasionally sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl.
• Ability to occasionally climb ladders or stairs.
• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• You must wear the required safety PPE, Safety vest, hard hat, gloves, etc.
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Working indoors and outdoors.
• Excessive heat or cold, extreme weather conditions, excessive humidity or dampness or chilling.
• Slippery and uneven walking surfaces.
• Work around machinery with moving parts.
• Work around moving objects, vehicles, and moving machinery/heavy equipment.
  
  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other impermissible criterion or circumstance.

Monday - Friday, Weekends and Holidays as needed, Overtime, and extended schedules of 6 to 7 consecutive days during peak operations.