yardsman

noun2

1. •
   The foreman or man in charge of the activities in a yard (train yard, prison yard, stock yard, etc).

   • This is frequently left to a porter or yardsman, and more especially where an agent is not what is termed an “ outside man.” — 1861
2. •
   A general laborer in a yard.

   • The yardsman from the leading cart held out a work-gnarled hand. — 1974