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McEntire Produce is Hiring a YARD DRIVER Near Columbia, SC
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Description
Salary: $16.00 - $19.00/hr.
Hours: Sunday - Friday
10:00PM - 6:00AM
Objective: The Yard Driver is responsible for moving tractor trailer to/from the loading docks and parking loaded or empty trailers in designated areas. Assure all trailers are properly staged in shipping and receiving door.
Safety Requirements: Trailer Spotter training will be required upon hire.
Job Responsibilities:
- Inspect trailers and perform yard checks
- Fuel reefer trailers
- Perform trailer sanitation on all trailers
- Pre-stage route ready trailers for shipping
- Make sure all trailers are running properly (cooling off)
- Assure all steps and procedures are properly followed in our Trailer staging SOP
- Work closely with shipping and trucking maintenance
- Report to our VP of Transportation and veteran yard driver when issues arise
- Power wash & sanitize trailers per our SOP standards
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent. Class A CDL Licenses strongly preferred. Experience driving yard jockeys/tractors and tractor trailers preferred. Yard driver test will be taken upon interview, driver must pass.
Job Summary
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$42k-51k (estimate)
05/12/2024
07/11/2024
mcentireproduce.com
Columbia, SC
100 - 200
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