The position includes, but is not limited to, the following essential job duties, responsibilities, and requirements:

• Operational responsibility for the Hazmat tanker vehicle fleet, drivers, and maintenance.
• Ability to drive and operate fleet material when required based on business needs. CDL Class A Driver's license with Hazmat endorsement required; will be required to haul fuel as business needs dictate.
• Will be responsible for ensuring ELD hours are compliant in line with DOT regulations and the working time directives within each terminal(s).
• Will proactively manage health and safety issues and ensure legal compliance with the internal fleet.
• Will oversee day-to-day challenges including systems, vehicle maintenance, access to sites, adverse weather, and traffic conditions that may require immediate resolution to maintain service integrity.
• Participates in recruitment, training, and day-to-day supervision of drivers.
• Ensures that the drivers are operating safely and in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
• Manage staffing levels to ensure effective resource management of the driver pool to avoid a reduction in service level causing site stockouts.
• Ensures that new hires are adequately trained and fit for the job.
• Will ensure that conflicts are handled and resolved as they occur so that every staff member has a productive and healthy work environment.
• Assists fuel dispatch in ensuring that there is enough driving capacity each day/week to meet the required demand.
• Responsible for creating production plans for the team of drivers each week/month (Driver scheduling).
• Coordinate with the distribution planning team in Riga, 3rd party dispatch in Houston, and local management.
• Responsible for the performance of the drivers on key metrics including driver utilization, deadhead, and driver HSE & compliance.
• Will ensure equipment optimization and uptime to drive further efficiencies into the fleet.
• Manage the telematics systems to deliver desired KPIs and overall understanding within the driver fleet.
• Will have on-call responsibility and management of out-of-hour incidents.
• Partner with management on HSSE and compliance responsibility for trucks and drivers and operations and functions related to this. (Requirement, Coaching, Training, Observation, and Disciplinary actions if needed)
• Ensure full compliance with DOT and in-house fleet management system and corporate guidelines.
• Ensure the fleet is operating safely and in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.
• Responsible for unannounced observations and compliance with Fleet SOP.
• Drive continuous improvement concerning cost-efficient operation.
• Works closely with the project and development department and secures compliance with the use of IT systems and tools.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field preferred. Other combinations of job-related experience and education that meet the requirements may be substituted.
• Requires 5 years of experience working with fuel distribution as a driver or manager and 3 years of fleet supervisory experience.
• Experience with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word preferred.
• Requires experience working with People Net, TMW, Telapoint, or similar dispatch software.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described here are examples of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be considered that might assist those individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks and duties.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is required to use his/her hands to handle or grasp items of varying weight. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with both hands and arms.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Working conditions inventory of the position includes:
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to a normal range.
• The lighting will include natural light from the outside as well as fluorescent lighting throughout the work areas.

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

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