Yard Driver

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Employment Type: Regular

Location: OCONOMOWOC,WI

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

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If you are a CDL Driver that is sick of being on the road and is looking for a position where they can be home every night this is the opportunity for you!
This onsite Yard Jockey position at the Bimbo Bakeries USA Bakery is responsible for safely operating the Yard Tractor, hooking and unhooking tractors from trailers, as well as loading, unloading, and moving trailers as needed.

Yard Jockey/Driver Responsibilities:

• Communicate with the Jockeys and Shippers on other shifts to discuss trailer locations and manifests.
• Load, unload, and move trailers as needed. This includes hooking and unhooking tractors from trailers safely, and movement through the lot and on town streets.
• Fuel the yard tractor as needed.
• Check accounts for load information to be moved.
• Communicate with transport drivers to maintain safe traffic flow in lot.
• Be flexible to emergency and/or special assignments.
• Push / Pull product trays stacked 15 high on dollies.
• Work in adverse weather and wear appropriate clothing and safety gear
• Responsible for maintaining storage trailer inventory list (includes baskets, ingredients, and machine parts on storage trailers).
• Communicate with Fleet Garage on any equipment issues with yard tractor and all trailers in the lot.
• Comply with all company policies
• Work safely to ensure the safety of yourself and others.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area.
• Help wheel product and perform double bagging of product during slack time of trailer movement.
• Able to cover shifts for Inter-plant Shippers as needed.

• Current CDL License
• At least two (2) years driving experience
• Clean driving record
• High School Diploma or GED is preferred
• Must be available to work weekends
• Must be available to work holidays
• Must be available to work any shift
• May be required to lift up to 80 lbs
• Read and follow written procedures
• Must be able to walk for an extended period of time to unload and reload trailers with product pushing a two wheel dolly involving weights of between 150 to 225 pounds.
• All final candidates must submit to and pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen and DOT physical.
• Must pass a road test
• No over the road driving!

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.