YARD OPS 1

National Trench Safety (NTS) is a nationally recognized leader in the trench and traffic safety equipment rental and sales industry. NTS currently has more than 70 branches throughout the U.S., is growing rapidly, and providing excellent employment and career growth opportunities for the right candidate.
We are currently recruiting for a Yard Ops 1 for our Tampa, branch.
Duties
The Yard Operations 1 position entails picking orders, processing customer returns, counting materials, loading and unloading trucks, servicing our rental equipment, and other general yard and warehouse duties. Frequent forklift operation is involved. Servicing rental equipment, pressure washing returned equipment to prepare for operations which includes repairs, painting, and related duties to meet branding standards. Extensive training will be required and provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Load and unload equipment and materials onto and off of trucks, primarily by forklift and occasionally by hand.
• Communicate any identified safety or yard issues/requirements to the Yard lead.
• Assemble trench boxes and other trench safety equipment.
• Signal equipment operators to facilitate the assembly of trench safety equipment.
• Lubricate, clean, and repair machinery, equipment, and tools.
• Operate hand and power tools as required.
• Control traffic passing in and around the yard.
• Touchup and repaint products as required to meet NTS branding standards.
• Ability to direct and answer any customer-related questions.
• Maintain yard cleanliness.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge and Skills

• Effective verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Mechanical aptitude is required.
• Ability to work weekends and overtime as required.
• Basic knowledge of inventory and related computer skills
• Emotional intelligence and organization skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in a yard, warehouse, or related work experience
• Forklift operating experience (preferred).
• Ability to wear PPE as required daily.
• Acceptable Driving Record to drive company pickups and non-CDL trucks and ability to pass a drug screening test.

Why work for NTS: We offer a competitive salary with a generous comprehensive benefit package.

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision discount plan
• 401(K) retirement plan with company match
• Team Ownership Program (TOP) which grants an annual stock award to every full-time active employee. TOP is unique for a privately held company but offered to show how much we value our employees.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Basic and Voluntary life and disability insurance
• Paid Time Off that starts to accrue on the first paycheck
• 8 paid holidays
• Paid Birthday and Work Anniversary Holiday
• Incentive bonus plans
• Tuition reimbursement