Foreman - Shipping Yard

Foreman - Shipping Yard

Summary

**Title**: Foreman - Shipping Yard

**ID**: 238823

**Location**: Bolton, Ontario

**Job Function**: Operations Management

Description

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following**:

- Manage and focus on all shipping related activities
- Responsible for supervising yard personnel specifically the shipping team including hiring and disciplinary actions as/if required
- Responsible for executing production scheduling and requirements as per the Fleet Forecasting under the direction of the Yard Supervisor and Operations Manager
- Responsible for ensuring yard productivity in the shipping department is maintained
- Coordinates and oversees the loading and unloading of customer trucks, yard to yard transfers, accurate counts, and auditing
- Works with the CSRs for any returns discrepancies and investigates the issues
- Responsible for ensuring yard housekeeping is in an acceptable condition at all times and delegate/coordinate activities with yard personnel
- Coordinates and schedules all overtime activities with the Yard Supervisor
- Responsible for ensuring safety policies are adhered to by yard staff and will assist in executing training activities.
- Responsible in assisting and ensuring the non-rental fleet inventory consumables are maintained and counted monthly
- Coordinates physical/cycle counts.
- May perform other duties as assigned.

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, making recommendation for hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; making recommendation for rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

**SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS**:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Mathematical skills with the ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Ability to navigate MS Office (ie, Outlook, Excel & Word) and other software
- Leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate staff
- Ability to manage changing/conflicting deadlines
- Knowledge of Aluma Systems products and/or forming & shoring industry highly desired

**Education and/or Experience**
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- 3 years related working experience or equivalent; or equivalent combination of education and experience.