Yard Supervisor/Dispatch

Title: Yard Supervisor
Classification: Full Time – Hourly
Pay Range: $22 to 25
Location: Salinas, CA
Reports To: Branch Manager

About the Company:

For 100 years and four generations of Hayward family leadership, Hayward Lumber has been committed to meeting and exceeding the needs of builders. Beyond full-service lumberyards, we offer window, door and cabinet design centers, pro-oriented hardware stores, and innovative building solutions designed to save time and money. Hayward Lumber is a family-oriented company that treats every employee as such. Our average tenure companywide is over 12 years and we pride ourselves in creating an environment in which you can learn, grow, and prosper. Hayward Lumber provides a competitive compensation structure, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, and paid time off including vacation, holiday, and sick leave. Learn more at www.haywardlumber.com

Mission:

Hayward will be the most dependable supplier of products, services and solutions to the construction market, as it has been since 1919.

Position Summary:

This position oversees daily operations in the yard to ensure efficiency, safety, and excellent customer service. Key responsibilities include managing and coordinating yard staff, overseeing the loading and unloading of materials, maintaining accurate inventory, and ensuring proper storage and organization of products. The Yard Supervisor enforces safety standards, monitors equipment usage, and resolves customer or operational issues as they arise.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure efficient and effective daily operation of the yard by scheduling staff to cover days and hours of operation while meeting payroll to sales targets and monitoring service demands against resource availability.
• Supporting staff in performing duties through mentoring, training, and problem solving.
• Maintain the highest quality Branch staff to ensure the best customer service possible by selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, appraising, and disciplining assigned staff.
• Provide ongoing direction to all employees in the absence or at the direction of the Branch Manager.
• Provide adequate products on hand to present an in-stock image while limiting the amount of inventory necessary to conduct daily business by monitoring inventory levels, assessing demand placed on inventory by pending customer orders, and submitted requests to replenish stock.
• Coordinate delivery times and total hours for load building, checking and staging while monitoring timeliness, accuracy, and quality of order received. 
• Ensure all equipment, storage buildings, and grounds are readily available to meet all customer needs, establishing and monitoring preventive maintenance programs on trucks, forklifts, and saws.
• Ensure a safe working environment and attitude on the part of all employees in areas of responsibility by implementing all safety policies & procedures, and being a positive role model for safe work behavior.
• Assist management and staff in achieving overall branch objectives working with the Branch management team in planning, budgeting, problem solving, and coordinating assigned portions of projects as necessary.

• Proven experience in the lumber & building supplies industry is a plus
• Strong people management and team building skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and co-workers
• Ability to motivate team members in order to increase productivity
• Experience routing area/market to reduce delivery expense & increase efficiency is a plus
• Experience using DQ Technologies Order Delivery Tracking (ODT) is a plus.
• Knowledge of current employee labor law (meals & breaks) 
• Well organized, able to multi-task and prioritize.
• Must take and pass drug test and consent to a background check

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• 401K
• Paid time off including vacation, holiday, and sick leave.
• No weekends