Yard Supervisor

Position Overview
As a Yard Supervisor, you are the key link between operations and the drop yard. You will be
responsible for managing a team of yard operators, managing/auditing the yard inventory, while
maintaining and managing the material handling equipment doing minor repairs as needed. The Yard
Supervisor will review and manage the Automatic Trailer shuttle activity and ensure that Health & Safety
protocols are embedded at our NewCold site.
Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the proper execution of the logistics activities and the supervision of the yard

site ensuring scheduled jobs are completed on time and correctly.

• Manage NewCold yard inventory and team scheduling while promoting safety.
• Audit and verify that empty and loaded trailers are in the correct spots in the yard.
• Manage/Conduct trailer movements to and from the dock to the drop yard.
• Conduct yard inspections daily ensuring that products are loaded, unloaded and stored in a

timely manner according to customer performance standards.

• Own the drop yard.
• Maintain equipment and cleanliness of the yard.
• Optimize efficiency in yard movements and track equipment via NewCold’s Yard Management

System.

• Additional tasks:

o Control product flow for the yard management system.
o Implement remedial actions to maintain the flow of product.
o Maintain autonomous action to prevent accidents.
o Act in line with company and customer procedures ensuring quality of product is always
maintained according to customer requirements.