As the Transportation Supervisor, you will oversee the transportation department, supervising on-site and remote Technicians. Act as the liaison between customer service, operations and the support team.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Maintain and manage inventory supplies to ensure that adequate inventories are always maintained.
- Manage route scheduling to ensure all scheduled customers will be serviced by the end of day. Redirect manpower and resources as required, in order to service customers on routes that may have operational difficulties (i.e., vehicle breakdown, vehicle accident, or completely full truck).
- Manage driver debrief process for every route. Ensure there is documentation (manifest, PDT receipt, etc.) for every customer transaction. Update route comments as required.
- Maintain a high standard of customer service as measured by key metrics (on-time, no missed stops, loyalty, etc.).
- Manage open order report to resolve service issues.
- Manage customer interaction records to resolve service issues.
- Monitor operations and staff and recommend, when necessary, changes in methods, procedures, structure, and additions or changes in personnel to secure optimum utilization of resources.
- Monitor department work productivity, reports on trends, and recommends and implements changes to continually improve work productivity.
- Review payroll hours to ensure overtime hours are necessary and all employees are working efficiently.
- Manage route vehicles, containers, PDT’s and printers.
- Select, train, and develop an effective and efficient staff: Make every reasonable effort to select, train, and develop a qualified, diverse workforce.
- Establish and communicate performance standards and objectives; conduct performance appraisals.
- Recommend salary adjustments, promotions, transfers, and dismissals.
- Coach employees on educational and job opportunities, to enhance career development and keep them informed of current problems, changes, and new developments in the department and the company by conducting team meetings.
- Perform “ride a-longs”, ensuring CSRs operate and work safely, efficiently, productively, and deliver a high level of customer service.
- Conduct “spot checks” to re-enforce proper CSR behavior as well as communicate the value we bring to the customer.
- Perform pre-employment screening activities, new CSR orientation, reviews of CSRs and monthly safety meetings.
- Complete daily yard walk.
- Track and input DOT hours/JJ Keller.
- Administer Company policies and procedures, communicate with staff, interpret, as necessary, and ensure compliance and safety.
- Monitor and ensure that employees are performing their functions safely and productively. Make recommendations for changes or improvements to prevent accidents or injuries.
- Conduct regularly scheduled safety meetings (i.e., monthly Safety, Committee, tailgate meetings).
- Oversee and participate in the maintenance of Driver Qualification Files, DOT Log Files and Vehicle Condition Reports for all CSRs and equipment. Ensure DQF, DOT Logs and VCR are accurate and complete; must maintain DOT files.
- Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.