What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Supervisor position at Golden State Foods?
Overview
Quality Custom Distribution is searching for a Transportation Supervisor to support our team over at our Riverside Location
JOB SUMMARY:
This individual will supervise day-to-day transportation functions to ensure driver performance, customer satisfaction, and that Department and Company objectives for efficiency, reliability, and productivity are met or exceeded.
When would you work?
- Your Shift: Day shift 5 days/week, some overtime. Schedule will be discussed during the in-person interview.
Benefits
- Salary starts at 65K yearly.
- Competitive salary and benefits, plus this position is bonus eligible.
What are we looking for in a strong Transportation Supervisor?
Good leadership skills, personable/good communication skills, strong relationship builder, multi-tasker, coach, fair and consistent management style, strong computer skills (Microsoft Office), ability to use various platforms for information management (handheld scanners, phones, electronic log devices, etc.). Experience with Omnitracs and/or Samsara a plus.
- Seeking candidates that have prior CDL A Delivery Driving experience with-in the food industry.
- No employment gaps with-in the last year and have 5 years of recent employment history.
- Food distribution or similar distribution experience preferred.
- CDL license a plus, but not required.
- Excel savvy and systems savvy experience preferred.
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONIBILITY
Supervises up to 50 or more employees, including hourly staff. Oversees operations with significant impact on QCD customer relations.
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
- Budget
- Driver performance, including hourly off-load rate, on-time delivery, and reliability
- Customer and vendor relationships
- DOT compliance
- Teamwork within the department and across departments
- Customer satisfaction
- Safety of employees
- Safety of facility and transportation equipment
- AIB rating
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education and experience equivalent to:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s degree in management, business, or psychology from an accredited college or university a plus, but is not required.
Experience:
3 to 6 years of work experience in transportation or food distribution, including supervisory responsibilities..
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):
- DOT regulations, policies, and procedures (J)
- Labor contracts and labor union environment (J)
- On-board computer systems (J)
- Relevant safety policies, practices and procedures (J)
- Management/supervisory concepts and techniques (B)
- Project management concepts and techniques (B)
- Budgetary concepts and procedures (B)
- PC word-processing/spreadsheet software applications (B)
- Scheduling and routing (B)
- Computer-based routing systems (B)
- Shipment and distribution of food or allied products (B)
- Regional geography and customer locations (B)
Skill and ability to:
- Supervise a diverse workforce of up to 75 employees
- Resolve and report delivery issues between drivers and customers; other customer service issues
- Supervise and motivate employees in a team-based environment
- Interpret transportation operations anomalies and identify appropriate solutions
- Prepare administrative and technical documents and reports
- Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service
- Travel via airplane and drive an automobile
- Act in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed
