What are the responsibilities and job description for the Leader, Group position at VASCOR Ltd?
Job Details
Job Location: Axle Yard - Detroit, MI
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Shift: 1st
Description
Located just 10 minutes from away from Grosse Pointe, MI
Competitive Benefits Include:
- Zero Cost Health Insurance option with free Rx List
- Zero Cost Dental Insurance option
- Vision Insurance
- Heath Savings/Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time-Off (PTO)
- Tuition Assistance
- 401k plan with company match and immediate vesting
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
Accountabilities include. Service development; coordination with Yard Manager and Team Leaders to ensure service commitment and realization.
Group Leader will also have responsibility for Work Quality Standards, Loss and Damage Prevention., Claims, Document Control, Safety and handle personnel matters.
Group Leader will present damage prevention or process changes as required. They will attend customer meetings, phone conferences, understand customer requirements and meet or exceed their expectations. Group Leader will generate alternatives and make recommendations on improving area work process.
GL will fill in for the Yard Manager as necessary and ensure all processes are documented and update as necessary.
Position Responsibilities:
- Building and dispatching loads for transportation carriers
- Creating and filing damage claims
- Vehicle tracking, management of production vehicle builds
- Inspection and arrival of inbound vehicles.
- Managing a staff of 25 employees. Very fast paced environment.
Qualifications
Essential Skills and Experience:
Education
4-year college degree or 4 years management experience.
Training
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Demonstrated expert level usage of MS office products including Excel, Access, and Power Point.
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Understanding and experience with Total Quality management
Skill
- Teamwork, decision-making, problem solving, communications, customer focus, confidentiality, planning, organizing, process management, tolerance of ambiguity, and time management.
- Analytical skills
- The ability to determine trends and anomalies
Experience
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Successful Team Leader or equivalent experience in a prior position.
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Experience with meeting valid external customer requirements, supervisory/managerial capabilities, process management, and PC skills.
Nonessential Skills and Experience:
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Ability to lead and motivate others
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Engenders trust
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Understands and uses functional expertise to contribute.
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Accepts ownership, is accountable, and delivers on commitments.
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Oriented towards continuous learning
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Experience with QMS / ISO 9001
Physical demands and work environment: The physical and mental demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This position requires the following physical demands:
- Lifting up to 25 lbs. 1-3 hrs. throughout the day
- Standing 6-8 hours/day
- Walking, 6-8 hrs./day
- Reach above shoulder level 1-3 hrs./day and
- Bend, Stoop, Squat, and or twist-Repeatedly throughout day
On the job employee must:
- Have natural or corrected eyesight capable of conducting inspections in varying levels of light.
- Have normal range of hearing, or corrected hearing, to be able to respond to normal workplace sounds including approaching vehicles.
Mental
- On the job the employee must be able to perform these functions on a daily basis:
- Read and comprehend written word
- Write
- Perform calculations
- Communicate orally
- Reason and analyze
- Comprehend directions/instructions
Environmental
On the job the employee:
- May be exposed to excessive noise depending on job location and operations in progress
- May be around moving machinery and equipment on a daily basis
- Depending on work location, may be exposed to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity
- May be exposed to dust, fumes, gases, radiation, chemicals depending on the work location
- May be required to drive motorized equipment depending on the work location
- Potentially walks on uneven ground
- May be required to drive motorized equipment such as golf cart or company vehicle
General sign-off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies.
