What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Manager position at Metalico?
Title: Transportation Manager
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Employment type: Full-Time – 40 hours/week
Work schedule: Monday - Friday. Overtime may be required.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Summary:
The Transportation Manager will arrange and coordinate the delivery and pickup of scrap metal while working directly with Carriers, Operations, Customers, Managers, and Buyer/Traders. This job consists of managing a fleet of trucks of approx 10 to 12 & a fleet of drivers approx 8 to 10. This person will oversee and supervisor a dispatcher. Additional duties include performing administrative tasks for managers and supervisors upon request.
Essential Job Functions:
- Oversee and manage the transportation operations, including scheduling, routing, and dispatching of vehicles and drivers.
- Monitor driver performance and provide coaching and feedback as needed.
- Coordinate with other departments to ensure efficient transportation operations.
- Maintain accurate records of transportation activities, including driver logs, vehicle maintenance, and fuel usage.
- Investigate and resolve any transportation-related issues or customer complaints.
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize transportation efficiency and reduce costs.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in transportation management.
- Responsible for communicating with drivers and customers via phone or email for dispatching.
- Responsible for relaying work orders, route rescheduling and assisting the driver with any inquiries.
- Responsible for keeping track of the driver's location and a number of hours driven to make sure the driver leaves/arrives on time for scheduled freight appointments.
- Assists with monitoring DOT (Department of Transportation) logs, ensures drivers are in compliance with all DOT and Company regulations/polices. Ensures all safety protocols are being followed
- Minimizing empty miles, maximizing revenue-generating miles.
- Maintain professional relationships with customers via phone and email.
- Constant communication/interaction with drivers, Carriers, Operations, Customers, Managers, and Buyer/Traders.
- Complete forms and spreadsheets as assigned.
- Ensure all daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual paperwork/reports are completed and on time.
- Perform administrative and other duties as assigned.
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 to perform the essential functions:
- High school diploma or GED.
- 2 yrs. of experience working within a transportation department, dispatching and office experience.
- Experience in knowledge of the DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation and Laws.
- Industry experience in scrap, metal preferred.
- Working knowledge of the delivery area.
- Ability to multi-task as well as take the appropriate action with little or no supervision.
- Ability to handle stressful situations.
- Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to perform routine mathematical calculations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Experienced using Microsoft Office with advanced proficiency in Excel, Internet, Rimas, Shared Logic softwares.
- Comfortable re-prioritizing and changing plans throughout the day based on guidance from the Yard Manager.
- Promote safe work activities by conducting safety audits, attending company safety meetings, and meeting with individual staff members.
- Contact customers to provide delivery information and updates.
Work Hours:
Monday through Friday with a 40-hour work week. Occasional overtime may be required.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
About Metalico:
Metalico is a leading full-service, broadly diversified scrap metal recycler, principally operating in the Northeastern United States. Our scrap operations source, buy, process, and sell four distinct groups of commodity metals for use in the manufacture of new products: We recycle scrap steel and iron, which is sold primarily to domestic mills and foundries. We recycle non-ferrous metals, principally aluminum, copper, lead, and nickel-based steel and high temperature alloys. These products are sold to domestic manufacturers and, to a lesser extent, to the export markets. We buy catalytic converters and recover platinum, palladium, and rhodium, known as Platinum Group Metals (PGM's). These precious metals are typically refined and reused by industry in emissions control devices. Metalico today employs 600 people in 27 operating locations across 6 states. Metalico is headquartered in Cranford, New Jersey.
