Transportation Supervisor

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc.

Job Description

Job Title: Transportation Supervisor

Department: Collection

Division: Retail & Operations

Reports To: Senior Director of Retail

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reviewed By: Human Resources

SUMMARY

Directs and coordinates operational activities of the Transportation Department by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate employees.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Works with Logistics Manager to coordinate the delivery, transport, and pick up of donated/redemption goods through a fleet of vehicles.

• Ensures optimum delivery, transport, and pick up of Goodwill goods.

• Procures state required certificates of title and arranges for registrations and state inspections.

• Inspects vehicles and other equipment; schedules repair or service work of equipment, as needed.

• Coordinates operation and maintenance of equipment, storage facilities, and repair facilities.

• Directs recording of expenses and analyzes purchase and repair costs to control expenditures.

• Plans, directs and maintains safety campaigns.

• Negotiates with vendors to purchase equipment, materials, and supplies.

• Assigns trucks for business use and creates truck routes for drivers.

• Conducts work in a safe and responsible manner, utilizing personal protective equipment (i.e. gloves, support belt) and/or equipment (i.e. hand truck, dolly) when appropriate. Complies with all safety standards.

• Responsible for awareness of and adherence to all company and safety policies and procedures.

• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises employees in the Transportation Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Oversee the Processing and Donation departments in the absence of the Processing supervisor or Donation supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and two years supervisory experience

and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience and/or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must have a valid driver's license (type 4). Must have a clean traffic abstract, pass a PUC physical & functional capacity exam, and be at least 21 years of age. Must retain HDL and PUC card on their person at all time when working.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

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 the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

At Goodwill Hawaii our mission is simple, yet powerful, we help people with employment barriers reach their full potential and become self-sufficient.  We are the third largest non-profit agency in Hawaii and our motivation is sustaining Hawaii’s community through the power of work.   Last year we placed nearly 1,500 people into employment, resulting in $22 million in annual wages earned as a result of these job placements.  Join the Goodwill Hawaii family and help strengthen our Hawaii community, one job at a time.

Goodwill Hawaii is committed to fully complying with all Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action laws and regulations.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. We also foster a drug-free work environment.

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