Yard Marshal M/F

About the role

Zalawi Haulage Limited, a Zambian road haulage company based in Chingola and part of the MSC Group, is recruiting a Yard Marshal for its Chingola yard. The role manages all truck movements safely, efficiently and in an organised way, ensuring smooth traffic flow at entry and exit points, proper parking allocation, adherence to safety standards and good yard discipline. The position is full-time under a fixed-term contract.

Key responsibilities

• Control and coordinate all trucks entering and leaving the yard, manage gate operations and record arrivals and departures accurately.
• Direct drivers and vehicles to their parking zones, prevent congestion and monitor turnaround times.
• Allocate parking bays by operational need: ready for dispatch, awaiting drivers, awaiting documentation, awaiting workshop attention, undergoing inspection, or awaiting loading/offloading.
• Maintain an up-to-date yard layout and vehicle tracking register, and optimise use of parking space.
• Coordinate with dispatch, operations, workshop and driver management teams, verify truck readiness and documentation, and report fleet status daily.
• Support driver management, enforce yard rules and report misconduct or unsafe practices.
• Liaise with the workshop, isolate defective vehicles safely and support preventive maintenance planning.
• Maintain daily truck movement records, prepare daily yard utilisation reports and submit reports on fleet status, workshop queues, dispatch readiness and safety observations.
• Support operational audits and compliance inspections.

Required profile

• Diploma in Logistics, Transport Management, Engineering or its equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years in a similar position, preferably in a fast-paced trucking organisation, dispatch, fleet operations, depot or yard management.
• Experience in driver supervision, training or transport operations is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of fleet operations, logistics or transport industry standards.
• Leadership, supervisory and communication skills, with strong conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of safety and compliance standards and ability to work with cross-functional teams.