Supervisor Yard

Overview

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.  Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

Responsibilities

The Yard Supervisor directs the work activities of all Yard personnel involved in the shipping, receiving and handling of product. This position provides leadership and direction in loading and unloading techniques, receiving procedures, yard organization, inventory handling and control, yard vehicle maintenance and the promotion of a safe working environment. This position requires the flexibility to work 40 hours per week and weekends as required. The Yard Supervisor reports directly to the Yard or Plant Manager.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Practice proper PPE compliance and maintain a safe working record and environment

• Facilitation of departmental communication and meetings

• Immediately communicate unsafe conditions, acts or injuries to Plant Manager

• Conducting cycle-counts

• Practice proper forklift and yard vehicle operation and preventive maintenance
• Yard vehicle maintenance schedule compliance

• Coordination of DOT stock lots

• Maintain yard housekeeping, organization and layout

• Finished Goods quality inspections

• Management of product rotation

• Confirmation of customer orders (ASN)

• Communication with Freight Manager regarding relative issues

• Management of departmental training and certification programs

• Organization of daily loading sequence
• Assurance of maximized payloads

• Department personnel administration

• Management of product conversions

• Maximization of departmental labor efficiencies

• Minimization of loading errors

• Management of CPU’s and RMA’s

• Minimization of departmental overtime

• Understand and practice ADS CORE VALUES

Job Skills:

This position should possess the following skills/knowledge:

• Professionalism  and leadership skills

• Operating system functions including inventory procedures

• Time management and organizational skills

• Operating system functions including inventory procedures

• Communication and training skills

• Basic computer skills

• Knowledge of all ADS products

• Forklift & OTR vehicle driving skills

• Freight management

•  Inventory management

• Receiving procedures

•  Mathematical skills

• Knowledge of local shipping regulations

Educational Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Experience:

• 3-5 years experience as an ADS Yard Loader

• Supervisory experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to repeatedly lift 75 pounds to a height of 6 feet

• Ability to stand and be mobile for a minimum of 8 continuous hours

• Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods of time in temperature extremes

• Ability to use hands, arms and legs to physically handle and transport finished goods

• Position requires full range of body motion including twisting, bending, reaching, squatting and ability to mount/dismount industrial equipment and vehicles

EEO Statement

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.