Yard Manager

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.  Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

The successful candidate must bring high level of ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team.

• Strategic Mindset – anticipates future trends and implications accurately
• Decision Quality – relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions
• Customer Focus – identifies opportunities that benefit the business
• Business Insight – keeps up with current and possible future policies, practices, and trends in the organization, function, and in the marketplace
• Plans and Aligns – breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions
• Optimizes Work Processes – seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering
• Ensures Accountability – establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results
• Collaborates – works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Develops Talent – develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments
• Builds Effective Teams – forms teams with appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience
• Drives Vision and Purpose – talks about future possibilities in a positive way
• Courage – faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same

The Yard Manager will safely manage and direct the work activities of a multi shift Yard team and is responsible the shipping, receiving and handling of product. The Yard Manager is involved with all yard personnel activities including hiring, employee coaching and development, terminations and disciplinary actions.  This position requires the flexibility to work 40+ hours per week and weekends as required. This position is located in Wooster, Ohio and reports directly to the Plant Manager.
 
Primary Job Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Promoting an environment of accountability and clear understading of PPE and safety expectations.
• Manage yard associates, monitoring work, and ensuring the safe use of yard equipment.
• Monitor yard performance and identifing when training is required.
• Work in partnership with all plant departments to ensure communication is shared and departmental communication and meetings are managed thoughfully and effectively
• Establish yard practices and protocols to achieve an efficient daily process across multiple shifts
• Facilitate problem solving methods when appropriate supporting an environment of continuous improvement
• Manage the yard vehicle maintenance schedule compliance
• Manage the yard vehicle maintenance schedule compliance
• Management of product rotation
• Support the location's cycle counts
• Maintain yard housekeeping, organization and layout.
• Assurance of maximized payloads
• Organization of daily loading sequence
• Support the team as necessary to help minimize loading errors
• Coordination of DOT stock lots
• Finished Goods quality inspections
• Management of product conversions
• Confirmation of customer orders (ASN)
• Management of CPU’s and RMA’s
• Promote a positive and transparent work environment
• Ensure proper management of operating supply purchases via the internal PO system or company credit card
• Understand and practice ADS Core Values

Job Skills:

This position should possess the following skills/knowledge:

• Ability to lead and manage team by providing support, coaching, and recommending appropriate training.
• Ability enforce strict adherence to all safety practices
• Ability to learn lean manufacturing methods and tools
• Familiarity with BOM products
• Time management and organizational skills
• Operating system functions including inventory & order entry procedures
• Familiarity with miscellaneous & resale products
• Inventory management
• Receiving procedures
• Ability to utilize Microsoft 365
• Mathematical skills
• Knowledge of local shipping regulations

Educational Requirements:

Vocational or Associates Degree or equivalent experience. 
 

Required Experience:

• 3-5 years of Supervisory experience 
• Experience with lean manufacturing is preferred but not required

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to repeatedly lift 75 pounds to a height of 6 feet
• Ability to stand and be mobile for a minimum of 8 continuous hours
• Ability to perform physical labor for extended periods of time in temperature extremes
• Ability to use hands, arms and legs to physically handle and transport finished goods
• Position requires full range of body motion including twisting, bending, reaching, squatting and ability to mount/dismount industrial equipment and vehicles
   
   

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.