DCT Yard Marshal

DCT Yard Marshal

JOB PURPOSE

• To coordinate and control all vehicle movements within the yard and operational areas, ensuring loaded trucks exit the facility safely, efficiently, and on time. The Yard Marshal is also responsible for identifying, escalating, and resolving operational challenges that may impact loading, dispatch, fleet utilization, safety, or customer service.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Operation

• Ensure all loaded trucks exit the operational yard within planned dispatch timelines.
• Ensure dispatch turnaround times meet operational targets.
• Coordinate loading completion and truck release.
• Expedite truck departures by coordinating with dispatch, warehouse, and security teams.
• Identify and resolve emerging challenges affecting truck dispatch.
• Escalate delays and implement corrective actions to prevent overstays.
• Manage and direct all vehicle movements within KBL site.
• Act as a competent banksman during vehicle movements in restricted areas.
• Monitor all loaded trucks awaiting dispatch product for the operation or section of the operation.
• Serve as the link between DCT team, drivers, dispatch clerks, warehouse teams and operations management.
• Provide real-time updates on dispatch status and operational challenges.
• Escalate critical delays affecting customer deliveries.
• Analyse recurring dispatch delays and recommend corrective actions.
• Participate in operational improvement initiatives.
• Support implementation of transport efficiency projects.

Safety

• Stop unsafe operations immediately when risks are identified.
• Conduct regular safety observations and hazard identification. these risks within the yard.
• Ensure all drivers comply with PPE requirements and yard rules.
• Report all site incidents as per risk and incident reporting SOP.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• On-Time Truck Dispatch.
• Vehicle turnaround time (TAT).
• Dispatch Delay Resolution.
• Safety Incidents in Yard.
• Yard Congestion Incidents.

EXPERIENCE

• Logistics.

• At least 3 years’ experience in busy environment as a Yard Marshal.

• Well Experienced on safety aspects of transport environment as a Yard Marshal.

• Well experienced on safety aspects of a transport company.

• Banks Manship skills.

• Kenya region market experience.

• EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma in Logistics, Transport Management, Supply Chain Management or related field.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

• Report Writing.

• Proficiency in English and Swahili.

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