Spotter

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Romeoville, IL, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Logistics • Transportation
The Role
Move empty and loaded trailers around docks and yard using a spotter, perform inspections and minor repairs, drop and hook trailers, conduct weekly PM checks, communicate with drivers and carriers, and follow safety procedures.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

Job Purpose: Move empty and loaded trailers to and from docks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Move empty and loaded trailers.
  • Use landing gear to drop trailers.
  • Open and close swinging trailer doors and rise and lower roll up doors.
  • Climb in trailers to identify freight.
  • Communicate with LTL drivers as they come into the yard and indicate where to put their trailers.
  • Communicate with outside carriers to what dock doors they should put their trailers in.
  • Yard checks.
  • Do PM checks on spotter weekly.
  • Inspect and red tag out of service trailers and defective equipment.
  • Work on trailers, mud flaps, marker lights, turn signals, etc.
  • Other tasks as assigned by manager.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • The ability to drive and maintain the spotter, hook up to trailers move them from dock to yard or yard to docks.
  • To be safety conscious.
  • Transfer trailers between RJW locations when needed.

Qualifications:

  • Good driving record.
  • Valid CDL driver's license with 6-month minimum experience.

Education and/or Experience Required:

  • High School Diploma or general education diploma (GED) is preferred.

Language Skills Sets:

  • Must be able to communicate, read, write, and speak English.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

 

Mathematical Skills:

  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to determine "root cause" of problem and determine corrective action.

Computer Skills:

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Business Operating Systems, Internet software, Word Processing, and Spreadsheet software.

Physical Demands:

  • Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Be physically fit to climb in and out of the spotter.
  • Must be able to activate phone systems utilizing keyboards and buttons.
  • Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.
  • Regularly works in an indoor/office environment and required to sit and/or use repetitive hand motion.
  • Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
  • Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
  • Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.
  • Must have the ability to read and discern visual images on a variety of media with 20/20 corrected vision.
  • Must be able to speak and communicate clearly over telephones.
  • Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.

Work Environment:

  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Employer Rights:

This job description is intended to provide general information about the Spotter position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of Spotter, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform.

As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Employment-At-Will:

It is the Company's policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company's Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. Just as our associate's, reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause.

 

Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitutes commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment-At-Will relationship.

Compensation & BenefitsWe offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability, paid holidays, time off, retirement savings plan participation, and additional employee programs.

Skills Required

  • Valid CDL driver's license with minimum 6 months experience
  • Good driving record
  • Ability to communicate, read, write, and speak English
  • Knowledge of Business Operating Systems, Internet software, Word Processing, and Spreadsheet software
  • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
  • Be physically fit to climb in and out of the spotter and climb into trailers
  • Ability to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required
  • Must be in sound physical health with no evidence of controlled substance use (medical clearance)
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Be safety conscious and able to perform yard checks and equipment inspections
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The Company
HQ: Woodridge, IL
256 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

RJW Logistics Group is a leading retail logistics and consolidation provider that out-performs the market by bringing your product to the retail shelf on-time, in-full, and at a lower overall cost. We serve over 100 national retailers, delivering our customers’ products 98%+ OTIF on average, and offering compliance solutions that ensure you don’t experience fines and fees. Our full suite of in-house customer solutions and proprietary technologies streamline the supply chain process and simplify your retail efforts, including value-added services, asset-based transportation and warehousing, 99%+ inventory accuracy, automated dispute resolution, online traceability, trade show services, and more.

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