Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary: As a Transportation Manager you will be in control of planning, directing, coordinating the activity in the warehouse/drivers for our company. You will be meeting customer deliveries and standards to ensure compliance with Federal transportation regulations as well as other duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and supervise daily activities of the warehouse/driver personnel including route assignments, vehicle assignments, customer deliveries and vendor pick-ups.
- Ensure compliance with all DOT requirements as well as those of other regulatory bodies related to vehicle use and maintenance, safe operation of vehicles, and required medical certifications.
- Train warehouse/driver personnel to required standards and complete periodic evaluations of driver performance.
- Maintain US DOT-required driver files
- Maintain and update work and duty schedules for warehouse / driver personnel
- Ensure that vehicles are clean and meet maintenance standards and requirements
- Reports services issue to leasing company.
- Respond to and resolves customer complaints, including immediate problem-solving, coordinating response with appropriate sales personal and applying corrective action and/or discipline as required
- Train warehouse / drivers in all aspects of material handling both on and off the vehicle.
- Evaluate employee performance on an ongoing basis – including regularly scheduled road-testing -- and respond with appropriate reinforcement, coaching or correction as necessary
- Execute all aspects of accident investigation and insurance reporting in coordination with the Operations Manager, other Company officials, or representatives of insurance interests as circumstances dictate
- Monitor trip and dispatch logs and vehicle monitoring software for conformance with schedules and direct preparation and retention of dispatch and vehicle operations records and reports.
- Maintain mileage records for taxes and leasing company.
- Gain proficiency in the Company’s primary sales processing software system as well as subordinate systems
- Drive routes during peak times and as needed to carry out the operation’s delivery obligations.
- Conduct weekly meetings to inform staff of new procedures and other company-wide information. Collaborate with Operations, Product, Purchasing and Sales personnel to ensure information is accurate and comprehensive
About you:
- 2+ year of relevant experience.