Transportation Supervisor and Router

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

- Monitor and manage the workforce and work schedule to minimize overtime and optimize employee utilization. Manage the dispatch departures.

- Responsible for scheduling, distributing, monitoring fleet of drivers to ensure customer service is delivered in compliance with company policies and procedures.

- Communicate with the Transportation Manager and other departments on scheduling, delivery and backhaul delays.

- Performs daily tasks related to routing of vehicles to various customers throughout the service area while simultaneously maintaining compliance with both DOT rules and regulations and achieving a high level of customer satisfaction.

- Partner with the Transportation Manager to provide oversight to route planning.

- Achieve safe, timely, and accurate deliveries to customers via a thorough working knowledge of multi-stop routing systems and dispatch procedures.

- Coordinate activities with the warehouse to ensure accurate loading and timely deliveries occur.

- Assign, direct and review drivers work performance, logs, hours of service, and other DOT/FMCSA requirements to ensure compliance with all inspections, audits, company policies, procedures and work rules. and state, local and federal regulations.

- Establish and adhere to performance metrics and performance reviews for the driver team.

- Coach and counsel employees as needed for driver performance, attendance, safety and all other policy/rule violations through participation in route rides and meetings, including discipline and behavior modification.

- Coordinates efforts with the safety and root cause committee to aid in training, conducting associate observations, up-dating preferred work methods, conducting accident investigations to determine root causes and reduce preventable accidents.

- Monitors on-board recording device data by completing daily checks of trucks and web portal to ensure all fleet units are operating properly as well as ensuring excellent equipment use and utilization.

- Process pre- and post-shift driver paperwork including invoices and vehicle inspections.

- Conduct truck inspections for equipment safety, food safety temperatures, and utilizing proper schematics for offloading efficiently.

- Coordinate repair and regular maintenance through leasing company and vehicle maintenance partner.

Requirements
WHAT YOU'LL HAVE:

- A bachelor's degree is preferred, but consideration will be given to the candidate with commensurate experience.

- Current and active CDL is a plus.

- Safety experience is preferred.

- Minimally 1 year of transportation management experience in the food distribution industry.

- Advanced organizational skills.

- Knowledgeable about DOT regulations.

- Effective communicator who can work effectively with a diverse group of employees, managers and other departments.

- Approach all responsibilities with urgency.

- Ability to work a varied and flexible schedule.

- Ability to effectively monitor staff.

- Ability to plan and prioritize multiple tasks.

- Ability to analyze and solve problems.

- Basic competency with Microsoft Office applications, i.e., Word, Access, Excel, and database extractions.

- Working knowledge of software such as Samsara and Roadnet is a plus.

- AS/400 experience.