Are you looking for an opportunity to turn your ambition and your people skills into a rewarding career with an industry leader? Join our team at American Tire Distributors! As the nation's premier tire distributor, ATD’s coast-to-coast distribution network provides approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada with rapid and frequent delivery of high quality tires, custom wheels and shop supplies.
Position Description:
SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
HOURS: 5:00AM - 5:30PM
PAY RATE: $21.67/HR.
Assigned to Mixing Center guard shack, the Gate Keeper facilitates all inbound and outbound traffic entering or exiting the shipping yard. Verifies and closely updates all inbound and outbound traffic logs to ensure accurate reporting of all container, trailer, and seal ID number information. Monitors all incoming carriers, vendors, and maintenance vehicles to review and authorize entrances. Communicates with dispatcher on a regular basis to inform of all incoming trailers to ensure accurate trailer pool. Tracks arrival and departure of daily "Hub & Spoke" trailers to ensure on time performance. Notifies Management of any delayed arrivals/departures immediately. Responsible for adhering to all company policies and department procedures and reporting any non-compliance by team members to operations manager/supervisor. Performs other duties as needed.
Key Responsibilities- Adhere to all company policies and safety procedures; report any team member non-compliance to Supervisor/Manager promptly.
- Communicate regularly with the dispatcher to update on all incoming trailers and ensure accurate trailer pool management.
- Monitor incoming carriers, vendors, and maintenance vehicles; review and authorize entrance into the Mixing Center secured area; assign drop slots as required.
- Obtain copies of truck driver licenses (DLs) after hours or on weekends for drivers picking up loaded trailers; staple DL copies to the appropriate bill of lading form.
- Receive and hold FedEx and UPS packages delivered at the guard shack; review and sign carrier acknowledgment forms and forward paperwork to the inbound coordinator.
- Receive remaining bill of lading forms daily from the dispatcher for monitoring the following day as needed.
- Track arrival and departure of daily "Hub & Spoke" trailers to maintain on-time performance; immediately notify Management of any delayed arrivals or departures.
- Use radio communications to inform Management, administrative staff, yard jockey, and dispatcher of all visitors entering and/or exiting the Mixing Center’s security area.
- Utilize and update Yard Management system to input all inbound and outbound trailers arriving and leaving the yard.
- Verify and update inbound and outbound traffic logs to accurately record container, trailer, and seal ID number information.
Competencies- Action Planning - The ability to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.
- Action-Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Customer-Focused - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
- Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Equipment Utilization - The ability and skill to ensure the optimum utilization of warehouse or production plant, equipment and materials.
- Masters Service Conversations - Ability to navigate customer conversations by leveraging the four parts of a service conversation: open, learn, reply, and close.
- Planning & Organizing - Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives.
- Plans & Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Policy & Procedures - The ability and skill to monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.
- Verbal Communication - Ability to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, & policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications.
Qualifications- High School or GED degree
0-1 year of related experience preferred
Skills- Policy & Procedures
- Masters Service Conversations
- Planning & Organizing
- Verbal Communication
- Action Planning
- Equipment Utilization
Physical Demands/Working ConditionsPhysical Demands Category: Warehouse
Physical Demands/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:
• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: 5% of the time
Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.
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