FIELD.YARD FOREMAN I

PURPOSE & IMPACT

The Yard Foreman I coordinates and performs day-to-day equipment-yard activities to keep materials, tools, vehicles, and work areas safe, organized, traceable, and ready for operations. The role directs assigned work, supports loading and shipment activity, maintains equipment and inventory records, coaches yard personnel, and escalates safety, quality, maintenance, and scheduling issues to sustain reliable service and efficient yard execution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essential functions should be organized by the core skill domains required for the role. Each function should describe a measurable outcome that draws on the identified skills.

Yard Operations & Work Coordination

Primary Skills: Yard Management • Field Supervision • Shift Management • Task Prioritization

• Coordinate daily yard assignments, work sequencing, equipment staging, housekeeping, and handoffs to meet operating schedules and changing priorities.
• Direct assigned personnel in safe work methods, clarify duties and deadlines, monitor progress, and communicate constraints or resource needs to yard management.
• Maintain orderly traffic flow, designated storage areas, access routes, and work zones so materials and equipment can be located, handled, and moved efficiently.

Inventory, Materials & Shipment Control

Primary Skills: Inventory Management • Materials Management • Inventory Reconciliation • Shipping Operations Management

• Oversee receiving, identification, inspection, labeling, storage, issuing, transfer, return, and shipment of materials and equipment in accordance with established controls.
• Verify quantities, condition, documentation, and storage locations; investigate discrepancies and report shortages, overages, damage, or nonconforming items promptly.
• Support cycle counts and inventory reconciliation, maintain accurate transaction records, and prepare orders for delivery or pickup according to schedule.

Equipment, Vehicle & Facility Readiness

Primary Skills: Equipment Maintenance • Performing Daily Inspections • Preventative Maintenance • Facility Inspection

• Inspect yard equipment, vehicles, tools, lifting accessories, storage systems, and facilities before use and coordinate maintenance or repair of deficiencies.
• Perform authorized routine maintenance and minor repairs, remove unsafe or unserviceable items from use, and document equipment condition and completed work.
• Coordinate safe equipment movement, loading, unloading, staging, preservation, and storage using approved material-handling methods and qualified operators.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

Primary Skills: Workplace Safety • Risk Assessment • Standards Compliance • Incident Documentation

• Lead or participate in pre-job planning, safety meetings, hazard identification, job safety analysis, and required inspections for yard activities.
• Enforce required PPE, equipment operating limits, lifting controls, traffic rules, environmental practices, and company or site procedures; stop work when unacceptable risk is identified.
• Report incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, equipment damage, and quality exceptions promptly and preserve accurate information for follow-up.

Team Guidance, Records & Continuous Improvement

Primary Skills: Supervisory Skills • Employee Training • Communication Skills • Operational Improvement

• Provide hands-on instruction, cross-training, constructive feedback, and task-specific coaching to assigned personnel while reinforcing accountability and teamwork.
• Maintain accurate timekeeping, inspection, maintenance, inventory, shipment, safety, and daily activity records and communicate status to management and operational partners.
• Identify practical improvements to yard layout, work methods, material flow, housekeeping, and equipment readiness and support implementation of approved changes.

NON-ESSENTIAL (ADDITIONAL) FUNCTIONS

• Support inventory audits, equipment demonstrations, field mobilizations, training activities, and special yard projects as assigned.
• Assist with vendor, carrier, maintenance, warehouse, and operations coordination when additional support is required.
• Perform other related duties consistent with the roles purpose, training, and qualifications.

CORE SKILLS PROFILE

Proficiency Scale: Foundational → Developing → Proficient → Advanced → Expert

SkillProficiencyApplication in Role

Yard Management

Proficient

Coordinates daily yard workflow, equipment staging, housekeeping, access, and operational readiness.

Field Supervision

Developing

Directs assigned work, communicates expectations, monitors progress, and escalates resource or safety concerns.

Inventory Management

Proficient

Controls material receipt, storage, issue, transfer, return, counting, and discrepancy reporting.

Materials Management

Proficient

Identifies, labels, stages, preserves, and accounts for materials and equipment throughout yard movement.

Shipping Operations Management

Developing

Supports accurate preparation, loading, documentation, tracking, and handoff of outbound shipments.

Inventory Reconciliation

Developing

Compares physical counts and transaction records and supports resolution of shortages, overages, and location errors.

Equipment Maintenance

Proficient

Performs inspections, authorized routine maintenance, minor repair, and serviceability verification.

Performing Daily Inspections

Proficient

Checks equipment, vehicles, tools, storage areas, and work zones and reports exceptions before use.

Workplace Safety

Proficient

Applies PPE, lifting, traffic, housekeeping, hazard-control, and stop-work expectations in yard activities.

Risk Assessment

Developing

Participates in job safety analysis and evaluates changing conditions before and during work.

Task Prioritization

Proficient

Sequences competing assignments and adjusts work plans to support changing operating schedules.

Employee Training

Developing

Provides task-specific instruction, cross-training, and reinforcement of approved work practices.

Communication Skills

Proficient

Communicates work status, hazards, equipment needs, discrepancies, and handoffs clearly.

Operational Improvement

Developing

Identifies practical improvements to layout, material flow, housekeeping, and work methods.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or recognized equivalent.

• Three years of relevant experience in equipment yards, warehouses, industrial operations, drilling support, materials handling, maintenance, transportation, or a related environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate daily work, direct assigned personnel, and maintain safe, orderly yard operations.
  • Working knowledge of receiving, shipping, inventory control, material identification, storage, cycle counts, and transaction documentation.
  • Ability to inspect equipment and work areas, use common hand and material-handling tools safely, and arrange maintenance or repair when needed.
  • Basic computer proficiency for inventory transactions, email, spreadsheets, timekeeping, and operational records.
  • Valid drivers license and ability to maintain driving eligibility for assigned work.

• Ability to obtain and maintain required company, site, safety, and powered-industrial-equipment training or authorization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The following are valued but not required. Candidates demonstrating equivalent skills through alternative pathways may be considered.

• Technical, vocational, or college coursework in operations, logistics, supply chain, industrial maintenance, transportation, or a related field.
  • Experience in an oilfield, drilling, heavy-equipment, pipeyard, warehouse, or industrial service environment.
  • Experience with forklifts, pallet jacks, rigging equipment, loading operations, inventory systems, barcode devices, or computerized work orders.
  • Mechanical, welding, heavy-equipment, transportation, or facility-maintenance background.

• Current powered industrial truck certification, first aid/CPR, H2S, or other safety credentials applicable to the assigned location.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS

This role works primarily in outdoor and non-climate-controlled yard, shop, warehouse, and loading areas and may involve exposure to weather, noise, dust, moving vehicles, suspended loads, powered industrial equipment, uneven surfaces, chemicals, and temperature extremes. Work may require extended or irregular hours, weekends, on-call support, and travel between operating locations. The employee must be able to stand and walk for extended periods; climb, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, and pull; use hand tools and material-handling equipment; operate a motor vehicle; wear required personal protective equipment; and lift or move up to 50 pounds, with mechanical assistance or team lifting used when appropriate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.