Spotter - Night Shift: Addison

This Yard Spotter position is responsible for properly moving trucks around our yard, receiving incoming inventory, timely staging and timely shipping outgoing orders while adhering to safety procedures and providing accurate, timely shipments. Provides the various value streams with assistance in establishing effective material flow and replenishment to achieve premier customer service and lower inventory.

Mauser Packaging Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, paid time off, and other competitive benefits.

The pay for this position is $23.15 per hour.

Responsibilities: 

• Move loads around the truck yard. 


• Ability to back up trailers to dock doors, often with other trailers on either side of the dock 


• Verify loads for accuracy 


• Ensure trailer is in quality working condition prior to relocating 


• Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections on vehicle. 


• Ensure load matches paperwork before leaving all sites. 


• Safe and legal operation of a commercial vehicle. 


• Various other duties and tasks as assigned. 


• May perform activities related to load planning of outbound trucks to meet customer delivery requirements and cost parameters.


• Utilize material handling equipment including forklifts, hand trucks, skids, etc. to stage materials and load trucks.


• Verify product against shipping documents and authorizations, pack product for shipment according to specifications.


• Apply knowledge of department policies and procedures to resolve customer and operational concerns/issues as needed.


• Effectively communicate with customers, suppliers, customer service, and production.


• Build and maintain positive relationships within each service area/department; coordinating and utilizing resources to ensure all products are handled, stored and shipped according to established guidelines, at the lowest possible cost.


• Work closely with management staff to understand and assist with implementing action plans to achieve department objectives and improve efficiencies.


• Assist management with departmental activities, training, safety and special projects.


• Read, understand and comply with relevant federal, state, local and company safety regulations and policies (e.g., OSHA, Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Shoes, etc.)


• Reinforce safety training and safe work practices; participate in safety meetings.


• Maintain a clean and organized work area.


• Follow Company recommended techniques for lifting, stacking, manipulating and handling materials and operating Powered Industrial Vehicles.


• Assist with performing ancillary duties related to Production Expediting, coordinating the movement of materials throughout the facility.


• Receive raw materials, components or equipment unloaded from trucks.


• Verify incoming materials against bills of lading, packing slips, etc.


• Maintain records of good received and damaged goods.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Good customer service & teamwork skills 


• Good physical condition; must be able to get in and out of trucks several times per day 


• Able to work in all types of environments, including inclement weather 


• Good backing skills 


• Recent verifiable, driving experience or related


• Prior to employment, able to pass a drug screen, criminal background check  


• Available for any shift and weekends as needed 


• Willing to have a baseline audiometric test 


• Prefer high school graduates or GEDs 

 Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift to 55 lbs. overhead loading product onto trailers


• Ability to get on and off company equipment, forklift, to load and unload assigned trailers and move product throughout production site. 


• Ability to walk, stand, crouch and climb to perform duties


• Use of hands and fingers to perform job function


• While performing the duties of this job, the individual is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions


• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.


• The work environment can be very hot, over 90 degrees.


• Vision: 20/20 corrected and normal hearing range


• Ability to wear company required personal protective equipment; safety glasses, hardhat, earplugs, gloves, and any other necessary item based on assigned task.