YARD MARSHAL

Job Title: Yard Marshal

Job number: 354689 Closing Date: 28/05/2026

Business Area / Unit: DHL Supply chain

Business Area / Unit: Transport Operations

 Reports to: Workshop Controller.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world’s leading logistics and mail company. We’re one of the world’s largest employers, operating in over 220 countries and territories. We’re Europe’s largest postal service, partner for eCommerce and pioneers in secure digital communication.

We’re number one in contract logistics and international express delivery, and a leader in the forwarding business. Join us and you’ll be working for a global company that’s focused on service, quality, and sustainability, and using the power of global trade to connect people and improve lives. And not just for our customers, but for every member of our Group too.

At DHL Supply Chain Kenya, we’re looking for Yard Marshal

Role Outline

The Yard Marshal is responsible for proactive control, coordination, and risk mitigation of vehicle and pedestrian movements within yards and controlled premises. The role goes beyond basic traffic direction to include hazard anticipation, behavioral risk detection, incident prevention, coaching of drivers, and enforcement of yard safety standards, monitoring trucks in and out flow in the transport yard and supervising fueling. The Yard Marshal is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and disciplined yard operations at DHL Supply Chain site. The role supports on-time dispatch, yard safety, asset protection, and operational excellence, in line with DHL Supply Chain standards, HSE policies, and the continuous improvement culture.

About the role Key duties and responsibilities

 • Supervise fuel offloading into the Bowser and sign off for quality.

• Provides feedback channels for DSC drivers - both own and subcontracted to enable active contribution to the improvement and development of the operation.

• Ensure Fueling of trucks from 6.00 am in the morning, including Sundays and public holidays for early departure to Distribution.

• Enforce timely exiting of trucks from Kasarani to KBL, advise KBL operations team on fit for purpose trucks/ trailers.

• Enforce safe yard practices including, decoupling, coupling, Reversing in the yard, control vehicles to carwash.

• Kasarani yard management including, isolating parking lot for loaded, empty trailers and on VOR

• Maintain an appropriately frequent presence on the floor to stay connected to the people and issues.

• Enforce pre- trip check listing, ensuring exiting trucks to county have valid county permits.

• Ensuring trucks check listed with Mechanical failure noted are re-routed to workshops for repairs to for timely intervention through repairs.

• Enforce pedestrian safety Rules within the yard.

• Ensure the relevant work instructions and standard operating procedures for the operation are adhered to.

• Enforce one way within Kasarani yard.

• Sign and authorize fuel DIV for both own fleet and subby trucks.

• Yard Traffic Control & Coordination - Control and guide movement of trucks, forklifts, delivery vans, motorcycles pedestrians and contractors within the yard.

• Supervise fueling of fleet ensuring fuel quantity is issued as per approved DIV, seal and padlock is in place after fueling.

• Ensure yard cleanliness, clear demarcations, signage visibility, and unobstructed access routes.

• Monitor the condition of yard equipment such as wheel chocks, cones, barriers, and dock locks.

• Report damage to infrastructure, vehicles, trailers, or cargo immediately.

• Safeguard DHL and customer assets at all times.

• Analyze and understand health and safety related risks for drivers - both own fleet and subcontracted, take action to reduce or eliminate these risks within the yard.

• Respond and report incident investigations within the workplace, escalate issues of noncompliance including unsafe behavior, Speeding or aggressive driving, distracted drivers (phone use, fatigue), poor reversing technique, Unsafe Vehicle, failure to follow marshal instructions and ensure relevant safety regulations and procedures are adhered to.

• Detect vehicle-related risks: Poor load securing, leaking fluids, mechanical defects, overloaded or unstable vehicles, intervene early and decisively to prevent incidents.

• Reversing & Maneuvering Control (Critical Function): Act as a competent banksman for reversing trucks, docking operations, tight maneuvering areas, Use standardized hand signals and radios. Stop operations immediately if: Line of sight is lost, Pedestrians enter danger zones, Conditions become unsafe.

• Participate in, Incident investigations when called upon, toolbox talks, safety observations.

• Provide feedback on yard layout, signage, traffic flow design operations within the yard suggest improvements.

• Hazard Identification & Anticipation - Continuously scan the yard environment to identify hazards before they escalate, including blind spots, congestion build-up, weather-related risks and poor visibility conditions.

• Report all site incidents as per risk and incident reporting SOP.

• Ensure trucks leaving DHL site to destinations have valid county permits, insurance and NTSA inspection certificate.

• Ensure trucks are fit for use by ensuring they are in good physical condition.

• Ensure adequate security measures are in place to protect the operation, including the safety of personnel, DSC assets and of the customer's product for the operation or section of the operation.

• Ensure an effective deployment of The DSC 6 Steps security framework across the operation or section of the operation.

• Accurately record all trailer movements, arrivals, and departures in the Yard Management System (YMS) or manual logs.

• Verify seal integrity, truck condition, and documentation as per DHL and customer requirements.

• Ensure compliance with DHL operational procedures, audit standards, and customer contractual obligations.

• Support internal and external audits by maintaining accurate and traceable yard records.

• Confirm Delivery documents match truck details within the yard

• Ensure decoupled trailer details are captured correctly and shared with the relevant team.

• Confirm Delivery documents against parked /decoupled trailers.

• Ensure all delivery documents are recorded and surrendered to security at the gate.

• Any other duties assigned to you.

About you

• Diploma in Logistics or any related course

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

• Well experienced on safety aspects of transport company

• Banks Manship skills.

•  Kenya Region Market Experience

• Valid driver’s license (HGV)

•  Incident investigation skills.

•  Report writing skills.

• English and Kiswahili both spoken and written.

What we offer

 • DHL Supply Chain has a truly international, Inclusive, and diverse working environment, with a strong emphasis on values and team-based leadership along with an open and engaging company culture.

• Extensive learning and development opportunities.

•  Health insurance cover

• Tools for the assigned tasks and results delivery.

 Languages

English - verbal and written.

Job Summary

• ID- AV- 354689

• Job Type- Full-time

• Job Location- Nairobi, Kenya,

• Recruiter Details- Stephen Ochieng

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