What are the responsibilities and job description for the Night Transportation Coordinator position at Werner Enterprises?
Job Summary
If you are someone who is hungry to learn a new industry that has a lot of growth potential - and only work half the year, this may be the right fit for you! This position has a rotating schedule of 7 nights on, 7 nights off, giving you the opportunity to work 26 out of 52 weeks in a year!
The main purpose of this position is the continuous management and support of a fleet of professional drivers during the night and weekend operations. The Transportation Coordinator ensures that drivers have the knowledge and skills to safely, efficiently and effectively provide industry leading service to our customers, while building relationships with drivers to promote career growth and longevity.
Essential Job Functions
The essential functions listed below represent the duties and responsibilities of the Transportation Coordinator position.
The following are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
By clicking “Submit” you are expressly consenting to our Privacy Policy (available at https://www.werner.com/privacy-policy/) and to Werner Enterprises, Inc., its representatives, and affiliates (“Werner”) contacting you about your inquiry, and that Werner may collect sensitive information about you to consider your employment as explained further in our Privacy Policy. All information collected will be handled and retained as explained in the Privacy Policy.
If you are someone who is hungry to learn a new industry that has a lot of growth potential - and only work half the year, this may be the right fit for you! This position has a rotating schedule of 7 nights on, 7 nights off, giving you the opportunity to work 26 out of 52 weeks in a year!
The main purpose of this position is the continuous management and support of a fleet of professional drivers during the night and weekend operations. The Transportation Coordinator ensures that drivers have the knowledge and skills to safely, efficiently and effectively provide industry leading service to our customers, while building relationships with drivers to promote career growth and longevity.
Essential Job Functions
The essential functions listed below represent the duties and responsibilities of the Transportation Coordinator position.
- Continued management and support for 100-250 professional drivers during night and weekend hours.
- Professional verbal and written communication utilizing various technologies (i.e. Outlook, in-cab messaging, phone systems, etc.)
- Enact efficient and creative plans to ensure safe and on time service for customers and for drivers’ prescheduled time off. Coach drivers thru concerns that they may encounter, including but not limited to hours of service, directions, pay and productivity, swaps, permits, lumpers, advances, and equipment needs
- Professional interdepartmental communications to facilitate collaboration on company goals.
- Make cost-effective decisions in line with company goals and expectations.
- Troubleshoot daily challenges for both customers and professional drivers
- Prompt attendance for all scheduled shifts
- Confidentiality is an expectation of this position due to exposure to medical and payroll information
The following are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Knowledge of transportation industry and terminology, usually gained through practical experience and on-the-job training
- Conflict management
- Personnel management
- Knowledge of North American geography
- Proficient in Windows operating systems
- Ability to communicate in a courteous and professional manner
- Prefer a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, preferably within Supply Chain, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
- Previous transportation or management experience preferred
By clicking “Submit” you are expressly consenting to our Privacy Policy (available at https://www.werner.com/privacy-policy/) and to Werner Enterprises, Inc., its representatives, and affiliates (“Werner”) contacting you about your inquiry, and that Werner may collect sensitive information about you to consider your employment as explained further in our Privacy Policy. All information collected will be handled and retained as explained in the Privacy Policy.
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