Transportation Manager - Weyers Cave, VA

Description

SUMMARY: The Transportation Manager is responsible for the day- to- day operations of the warehouse providing exceptional customer service on transportation of products to our customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedule Truck Drivers’ runs in the most cost-efficient and time-saving manner possible. Review drivers’ logs daily.
• Supervise Forklift Operators in the daily routine of loading trucks neatly and to the customer’s complete satisfaction.
• Attend twice daily Scheduling Meeting and assist the Plant Scheduler in meeting our customers’ requirements.
• Prepare work orders for and coordinate repairs of trucks, trailers, forklifts, dock plates, and dock doors.
• Coordinate with Sales Service the delivery of the customer orders on time.
• Work with procurement in receiving and transporting orders.
• Keep upper management informed of problems or situations that may affect the performance of your department.
• Enforce corrective action procedures when applicable and conduct meetings with the violating employees.
• Conduct weekly Production/Safety meetings with departmental personnel.
• Adhere to daily production schedule. Makes recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality, delivery and service goals.
• Communicate with necessary supervision to avoid problems.
• Improve career skills by enrolling yourself in seminars, technical courses, and related college courses, with approval of your manager.
• Establish high morale within department by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems. Maintain confidentiality.
• Develop strong rapport with various freight lines.
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including safety program, and good housekeeping.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and safely. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
• · Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.
• · Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:
• Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel.
• Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.
• Quality standards.
• Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.
• Required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.