With more than 160 sales and logistics facilities in over 70 countries, highly efficient in-house production and more than 7,000 employees, the Doka Group is one of the world’s leading companies for developing, manufacturing and distributing modern system formwork technology. Our strong and effective sales organisation gives construction firms all over the world swift access to pathbreaking formwork solutions and services for all areas of cast-in-place building construction. 

Summary Of Position

The Yard Supervisor reports to the Operations Manager.  He/she is responsible for the overall supervision of the yard ensuring an extremely efficient, safe organized yard operation. 

Responsibilities

• Maintains an organized and logical yard operation.
• Managing man power according to Inbound/Outbound schedule. Assigns tasks ensuring efficient allocation of labor maximizing productivity. While documenting all physical material transactions using hard copy tickets and our warehouse management system.
• Oversees facility equipment: ensures equipment is safe, operational and regularly serviced with Operations approval. Maintains the upkeep and maintenance of capital investments (i.e. building property, equipment, etc.)
• Motivates, trains, and develops a productive cohesive team.
• Continually trains employees in the ergonomic and safe use and maintenance of tools and equipment. Empower employees to take ownership in the use, maintenance, and safety of all tools and equipment.
• Ensure employees are provided with, and consistently use approved safety equipment.
• Conducts weekly safety meetings, and consistently executes all safety policies.  Directs yard staff ensuring safe working practices are strictly adhered to, while maintaining a safe working environment.

• Conducts monthly safety/yard inspections, documents findings/observations and distributes to the appropriate management personnel.
• Oversees inventory quality and insures accurate quality control. Conducts monthly quality control inspections.
• Ensures that the proper tools are available at each workspace. Orders tools/replacement parts in a timely manner and in accordance with the Doka Signatory Policy.

• Ensures yard staff is continually trained in product knowledge and organizing the yard operation to function in an organized, productive way.  

• Manages the logistics of all material (location, flow of goods) to ensure proper storage using our warehouse management system.
• Ensure all containers and shelves are accurately marked to ensure proper product information.
• Supervise yard and warehouse ensuring compliance with company cleanliness and housekeeping standards.

Other Responsibilities/Peripheral Functions

• Occasional travel as required. Flexible to work as needed.
• Other duties/projects as assigned; including participating in company committees/teams.

• Complies with all corporate policies and business practices.
• Continually enhances technical skills with additional PC Training and DISCOS II training.

Qualifications/Technical Proficiency

• High school graduate. Associates Degree in related field preferred.
• Five (3) years recent supervisory experience in yard, inventory or warehouse management. Forklift certification and experience required.
• Facilitates projects and effectively manages multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication skills including an excellent command of English (speaking, reading, writing). Bilingual Spanish a plus.
• Possesses strong leadership skills, effectively manages a diverse team and achieves results.
• Qualitative abilities including strong analytical skills, technical proficiency and effective problem solving skills.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office applications.
• Willing and able to learn new computer systems, products, concepts and techniques.
• Organized team leader able to work independently in a results-driven, fast-paced environment.

Problem Solving

This position requires the ability to support the operations functions and serve as a liaison between the yard and the Branch office, providing yard management related support on short notice with minimal information.

Communication

Extensive daily interaction with yard staff, truck drivers, colleagues, management and customers.  Communicates effectively with all levels of management both internally and externally.

Mental Effort

This position requires the ability to think strategically and analytically.  Able to envision the broader picture and understand the impact of his/her accountabilities as they relate to the entire company.  Position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and the ability to be organized and manage time to meet deadlines.

Working Conditions

Working conditions vary from that of outside conditions (extreme outdoor temperatures/inclement weather conditions), dust, high noise level in certain areas, to an office environment: dry, cool, well lighted.

If this is you, wait no more! APPLY NOW or contact Winifred Hung, Senior HR at [email protected] for further information.