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Trailer Inspector 1st Shift
Job Location:
Job Location:
Franklin, NH - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 19 - 19
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
10 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
8 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Description
Qualifications
Position Summary:
This position is for EPES Transport LLC. a division of Penske Logistics based in Greensboro North Carolina. The Trailer Inspector is responsible for inspecting all trailers or containers entering the yard.
Shift: Monday-Friday 1st Shift: 6:30AM-2:30PM
Pay Range: $19.00 hourly
Major Responsibilities:
Provide service to inspect all trailers prior to trailers being spotted to the dock for loading. Trailers failing inspection per company standards will be communicated to the PS&D Department as being in reject status. Mill will provide an onsite cleanout dumpster.
Enter pertinent trailer trucking company truck information into IP system on all trailers entering or exiting the IP yard.
Provide the following daily trailer pool yard checks:
- One (1) time per day Monday through Friday at no later than 7am a complete trailer yard-check verifying against a Trailer Pool Report provided by the Mill Transportation Department.
- One (1) time per day Monday through Friday at 3pm an empty trailer check verifying against an Empty Trailer Report provided by the Mill Transportation Department.
- One (1) time per day an empty trailer check verifying against an Empty Trailer Report provided by the Mill Transportation Department.
Ensure that the drop yard remains clear (i.e. no trailer congestion).
Ensure trailers are dropped at the proper height and tandems are slid all the way to the rear to enable carriers tractors to fit under trailers. Should trailers be improperly spotted the SWITCHER shall be responsible to correct the problem at no additional cost to IP.
Observe that only the owning carrier may authorize SWITCHER to remove its equipment from the mill property. Any deviation from these instructions or evidence of tampering with carriers equipment must be reported to the appropriate IP personnel.
Obtain executed equipment Interchange Agreements with each carrier serving Franklin mill and may not move equipment of any carrier with which it does not have such an agreement.
Other projects and tasks as assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent required
Strong computer/PC skills required
Ability to read and comprehend general instructions correspondence and memos
Ability to communicate clearly
Ability to work independently take initiative and to be a self-starter
Ability to plan and organize workload
Ability to handle pressure and work with interruptions
Ability to meet deadlines and maintain attention to details
Ability to handle multiple priorities
Ability to work flexible hours as needed
Ability to interact in a professional manner with employees vendors and customers
Ability to secure information from potential customers
Willingness to learn and accept responsibility
Must be able to travel as required
Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Ability to work an perform tasks in various weather conditions
Regular predictable full attendance is an essential function of the job
Willingness to travel as necessary work the required schedule work at the specific location required complete Penske employment application submit to a background investigation (to include past employment education and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
Physical Requirements:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
While performing the duties of this job the associate may be required to stand walk and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch handle and feel and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
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