What are the responsibilities and job description for the YARD ATTENDANT position at Custom Truck One Source?
Summary
Custom Truck One Source has an immediate opening for a Yard Attendant with background in operation of heavy and light duty trucks and equipment. The Yard Attendant’s primary objective is to help maintain a clean fleet, clean shop, and organized yard. The position also consists of assisting technicians, department managers, drivers, or other personnel with various labor-based tasks. Class B preferred but not required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Always Maintain a safe work environment; obey safety rules; and wear required safety PPE
- Operate a variety of light and heavy-duty trucks on premises
- Assist technicians with repair work where additional hands are required. May require occasional travel with field technicians to assist on field repairs
- Check in / Check out of rental, sale, used equipment
- Various labor tasks related to maintenance of the building, yard, shop, warehouses, or equipment
- Routine will include sweeping, emptying trash, and other similar tasks
- Perform any other duties as assigned
Required Skills and Qualifications
- High school diploma or the equivalent and 18 years of age or older
- Strong work ethic and attendance record. Be here; be on time
- Ability to refrain from phone calls, texts, or social media unless on break or lunch
- Ability and willingness to learn to drive big commercial trucks. Class B CDL desired but not required
- Driving record in good standing. Driver must not have any of the following:
- Any major violations (DWI, homicide, reckless driving, drugs, leaving the scene) within the last three years
- Two or more other moving violations and one fault accident in the last three years
- Three or more moving violations in the last three years
- Two or more at fault accidents in the last three years with no moving violations
- Able to take direction, follow directions, and quickly change priorities as situations demand
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Must be self-sufficient and driven to stay busy and on task
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, physical, and audiogram
- Able to understand, speak, read, and write fluently in English
Working Conditions
- Majority of work performed outside or in a shop. Conditions include all types of weather and working in a dirt-covered yard
- Exposure to bright lights, extreme temperatures, loud noise, dust, gas and/or fumes
- The ability to work as scheduled with punctual attendance 7:30 am-4:00 (Schedule flexible) pm, Monday-Friday plus any additional hours/days necessary in order to meet business demands
- Work full-time hours of at least 40 hours per week; with the understanding that overtime may be required without notice and for long periods during busy seasons
Physical Requirements
- Frequent lifting (60-100lbs), carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing on ladders, trucks, and platforms of heights above 10ft, significant stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling.
- Ability to walk and stand on concrete and uneven surfaces for at least 8 hours per day
- Activities requiring handling and grasping with the hands when performing repairs or maintenance of equipment by utilizing hand tools, power tools, air tools, nuts, bolts, electronic controls, and other small parts
- Occasional use of foot/feet to operate foot pedal on equipment to test operation
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
