Transportation Supervisor

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

This position provides support to the transportation manager / director in supervising the activities related to delivery and backhauls. This includes, training and supervising transportation department associates, compliance with government regulations and promoting safety and security of the transportation department.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises the daily work and safety of transportation associates, including adherence to standard operating procedures, Food Safety Standards and preferred work methods, adherence to planned routes, and providing safe and efficient customer service.
• Ensures transportation associates’ comply with local, state and federal regulatory agencies (i.e. DOT, OSHA, etc.) and ensures that electronic logs are kept current and accurate.
• Oversees labor hours and consumable supplies within budget.
• Prepares work schedules including extra work days and shifts as needed.
• Assists with the training of new associates, including cross-training of existing associates.
• Direct the proper selection and utilization of company assets in support of the delivery department.
• Coordinates required repairs with proper departments as necessary.
• Reviews delivery functions and productivity reporting; suggests efficiency ideas, cost reduction measures and assists with implementation of delivery changes.
• Interprets, trains and consistently enforces company policies, protocols and procedures including but not limited to food safety, DOT, record keeping, etc.
• Communicates with warehouse and customer service teams to collaboratively resolve any customer or delivery opportunities or issues.
• Visits customer locations and meets with customers to address issues and assess delivery difficulty.
• Maintains positive associate relations through regular department or pre-shift meetings;
• Keeps open communication channels with associates by answering questions and explaining policies and procedures.
• Monitors associate morale, along with submitting and responding to ideas to improve associate engagement and enablement.
• Works with safety manager to aid in training, conducting associate observations, up-dating preferred work methods, conducting accident investigations to determine root causes and routine safety inspections.
• Makes recommendations for corrective action and / or behavior modification where required.
• Performs management functions of staff selection, development, discipline, performance reviews and / or terminations.
• Works assigned schedule, exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works outside of the normal schedule as required to meet workload demands.
• Performs the duties of associates supervised and other related duties as needed (and as qualified).

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Experience

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

Professional Skills

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the

essential functions of this job.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the

essential functions of the job.

NOTICE : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the associate in this job. The associate will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to changes of business necessity.