Lead Switcher

Position Summary: Lead Switcher
 

As a switcher, it will be your responsibility to safely move trailers as needed for loading or unloading of grocery, perishables, and salvage in a timely and efficient manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

•Move trailers into appropriate dock doors for loading and unloading of product for various departments.
•Move trailers into appropriate dock door for unloading of salvage product returning from retail stores

•Move trailers as directed to keep yard properly organized.

•Ensure compliance with Delhaize America standards in the areas of accuracy, safety and productivity.
•Ensure compliance with Delhaize America standards in maintaining accurate temperature log for all running reefers on the yard.
•Complete yard audits within YMS using hand held computers (where applicable).

•Update Statuses of trailers in YMS.

•Assist with Incidents in the yard and incident reporting.
• Assist Live drivers.   
•Train new switchers and set the example for the team to work safely adopting safety as a core value.

Minimum Qualifications

•Some facilities may require a Class A Commercial Driver’s License
•Some facilities may require you to be at least 21 years of age

•Ability to pass D.O.T. physical and drug screen at facilities where a CDL is a requirement. •Some facilities may require a clean driving record with 3 years (or 300,000 miles) experience.
•Must be able to meet expected work standards as established accurately and safely.
•Must be able to work needed schedule to perform assigned duties•Work in a  –5 degree to 90+ degree Fahrenheit environment (temperature varies within each department) for extended periods of time.

Preferred Qualifications

•Familiarity/experience in a distribution environment

Skills and Abilities

•Excellent driving skills
•Possess good verbal and written communication skills
•Ability to communicate and complete required record keeping functions •Ability to read and understand written and numeric product identifiers