Lead Transportation Supervisor

Position Overview:

As the Lead Transportation Supervisor your primary function will be to provide daily leadership and support to Supervisors as they support Clerical Support and Drivers to fulfill operational objectives. The Lead Transportation Supervisor is to clearly and thoroughly communicate job expectations, ensure proper training, and maintain high levels of accountability and follow through with their supervisors. Each Lead Supervisor is directly responsible for overseeing departmental efficiency, customer service, quality, safety, scheduling, sanitation, payroll/overtime, weekly staff meetings, and additional activity within the department.

Responsibilities:

• Supports and facilitates all safety program requirements, DOT & FMSCA requirements and ensuring a non-hostile work environment for all associates.

• Drives for continual improvement in all safety-related responsibilities through transportation

• Provides support to Supervisors through coaching, training, and mentoring on a day to day basis
• Oversees all direct report KPI's
• Maintains high levels of consistent accountability with all key personnel
• Takes ownership of departmental morale, taking steps to enhance a positive work environment
• Maintains proper scheduling for all departmental needs
• Ensures that all reporting Supervisors have one-on-one coaching communications with all direct reports
• Proactive with sustaining the accuracy of all Company Drivers required business reports
• Takes active steps to ensure a clean/organized work environment at all times
• Communicates necessary information such as performance updates with all department members and Leadership
• Demonstrates commitment to continuous quality improvement by initiating projects
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements; with local, state, and federal agencies.

• Oversees and drives the day to day performance of your team through leadership and interaction with all associates
• Coach a team of highly motivated associates and provide daily feedback on performance and propose solutions
• Ability to define and communicate to your team the daily objectives, long-term strategies, and changes in procedural processes
• Effectively work with peers on people development and building cross-functional teams
• Flexibility to work various shifts, as needed including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Able to work with suppliers, 3PL operations, transportation, and internal customers on the best possible solution for the business and company initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership

Experience:

• Must have at least three (3) year of Transportation related experience
• Supervisory experience of mid to large team sizes – 5-10 salaried leaders as well as 45+ hourly associates

• Knowledge of Warehouse Management  Systems such as but not limited to: Voice recognition technology (VoCollect), Employee Management systems (Dayforce/Ceridian), WIMS,E-mail, Voice mail etc

Schedule:

• Sunday - Thursday
• 8:00pm - 6:00am

Environment:

• Warehouse Grocery – approx. 50F – 90F
• Warehouse Perishable – approx. 26F -  60F

• Warehouse Freezer – approx. 0F - -20F

Skills:

• Safety Culture: Maintain and drive safety policies to all associates; driving for accountability of safe practices throughout shift
• Physical abilities: May be required to lift up to 75lbs.; the ability to operate required facility equipment
• Strong communication Skills: Ability to provide & receive constructive feedback; communication of expectations and directions clearly
• Building a team based environment: Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation and team-building skills; inclusive decision making
• Project Management: Results driven regarding implemented KPI’s/Metrics; willingness to participate in continuous improvement projects; managing multiple deadline based projects
• Quality: Maintain integrity and high standards of product handling from all perspectives