Transportation Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Join Daniels Health as a Transportation Coordinator in Shakopee, MN, and help drive healthcare safety forward. In this role at our Baltimore Plant station, you’ll be at the heart of our logistics operations—coordinating transportation schedules, supporting drivers, and ensuring timely, compliant movement of medical waste. Your work will directly contribute to protecting frontline healthcare workers and the environment.

Daniels Health is a leader in sustainable healthcare waste management across North America. Our mission-driven culture, innovative solutions, and commitment to safety make us a trusted partner to hospitals and clinics nationwide. When you join Daniels, you’re not just taking on a job—you’re becoming part of a team that’s transforming how healthcare waste is handled, with care, precision, and purpose.

What you will do

• Coordinate logistics and communication between plant operations, sales, and field teams to ensure smooth transportation workflows.
• Monitor driver activity and compliance using tools like Nextraq, ensuring adherence to DOT regulations and safety standards.
• Oversee vehicle maintenance and inspections, scheduling service and ensuring roadworthiness, cleanliness, and proper operation.
• Ensure manifest and order accuracy, reviewing load sheets and smart container quality to meet customer requirements.
• Analyze route efficiency to optimize cost savings and support continuous improvement in logistics processes.
• Support driver communication and training, preparing memos and assisting with health and safety compliance.
• Assist with logistics projects and administrative tasks, including vendor / customer communication and process implementation.

What we are looking for

Why work for us

If you're looking for a stable, mission-driven role where your leadership makes a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. At Daniels Health, you’ll be part of a team that values safety, innovation, and people.  Apply today  and take the next step in your career with a company that’s transforming healthcare waste management for good.

Who are we?

We are a healthcare service company providing safety systems and medical waste collection for hospitals, medical centers, surgical centers, nursing homes and an array of customers within the healthcare setting. Our focus is delivering quality and safety-focused medical waste management services that reduce needlestick injuries, positively impact infection control and reduce environmental burden. As a service to our customers we dispose and treat medical waste on site at our treatment facilities across the U.S.

Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart  conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.