Superviseur au transport

The Martin-Brower Co.; Baie-D'Urfé; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Reyes Family of Businesses seeks a Transportation Supervisor to oversee a McDonald's distributorship's transportation operations. You will plan manpower and equipment for the hourly workforce, prioritize safety, and manage dispatch within the collective bargaining framework.

The role requires leadership, strong communication, and problem-solving abilities to optimize routes, control costs, and maintain service targets while guiding Warehouse and Transportation teams at the distribution centre.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business, engineering, logistics or related field.
• Three to five years’ experience in high-volume distribution or logistics.
• One to three years of progressively responsible supervisory experience.
• Strong computer software (MS Office) skills.
• Experience with routing/onboard software is a strong asset.
• Leadership competencies and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a high-pressure environment.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily manpower requirements for current day and week with overtime minimization.
• Lead daily shift meetings; communicate safety and operational messages.
• Assign daily duties to drivers ensuring safety, service and productivity.
• Manage workflows to meet Collective Bargaining Agreement terms.
• Maintain and audit production and master delivery schedules.
• Provide training and direction to employees on SOPs.
• Oversee quality control for in-house and enroute product.
• Investigate near misses, injuries, and collisions; implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Warehouse, Transportation and Customer Service to resolve issues.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Time management

Team player

multitasking

Attention to detail

Initiative

Ability to produce reports

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business, engineering, logistics or related field

Tools

MS Office

Routing software

Onboard software

Job description

Responsibilities

The ‘Transportation Supervisor’ role oversees transportation operations of a dedicated McDonald's distributorship with responsibility for planning/scheduling of manpower and equipment of the hourly workforce while nurturing an environment that maximizes employee safety, involvement and morale. Further, this position will administer and monitor daily dispatch while maintaining a master delivery schedule and providing interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Within the scope of responsibility, the operations supervisor ensures safety is a number one priority through effective daily communications and action plan execution with employees while advocating injury/collision risk management and incident avoidance. The incumbent will further ensure optimized equipment utilization while driving overall cost reductions without impacting store delivery targets/service. This position provides strong technical support as well as direction, guidance & leadership to the Warehouse and Transportation Departments at an assigned distribution centre.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Plan and execute daily manpower requirements for current day and week, keeping overtime to a minimum
• Conduct daily shift meetings, communicating appropriate safety and operational messages, taking suggestions and answering questions
• Assign daily work duties to drivers ensuring safety, service and productivity and reliability requirements are met
• Manage work flows efficiently, meeting the requirements of our Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Maintain Syntellic, Paragon and Xatanet programs (knowledge of these software packages an asset)
• Create and maintain production and/or master delivery schedules, including route, restaurant, and other pertinent information
• Maintain associated employee bids
• Maintain statistical information on employees, productivity, reliability, equipment, fuel, mileage, delivery schedules, service etc.
• Prepare and upload the daily route trial, adjusting options for greatest opportunity in maximizing safety, service, and cost efficiencies
• Audit all drivers trip records for legal and process legitimacy
• Maintain and audit weekly payroll entries for drivers
• Provide training, support, and direction to employees to ensure understanding of and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOP’s)
• Oversee quality control for in-house and enroute product
• Conduct near miss, injury, and collision investigations, completing corrective actions promptly and communicating resolutions broadly
• Communicate across Warehouse, Transportation and Customer Service departments regarding possible issues impacting our customer or one-another
• Review service providers’ performance to ensure service and qualityr requirements are met and cost controls are met
• Perform supervisory functions which include follow up with drivers and/or warehouse workers while holding employees accountable through recognition & discipline
• Demonstrate leadership through effective teamwork and demonstrating a positive attitude
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships across the company
• Participate in training, inspection, investigation, and continuous improvement programs
• Collect and record statistical information for reporting purposes
• Ensure compliance with industry, company, and sanitation standards, including making sure physical plant and transportation equipment is free from hazards and meets legislated requirements
• Ensure the operations follow all Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Warehouse Practices (GWP)/Good Drivers Practices (GDP) for transport rules and regulations
• Other projects or duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business, engineering, logistics or related field
• Ideally shall have three to five years’ experience in high-volume, food service, unionized distribution, or logistics
• One to three years of progressively responsible supervisory experience
• Strong computer software (i.e., MS Office) skills required
• Experience with Routing and Onboard Software, a strong asset
• Leadership competencies required
• Integrative thinker and excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong work ethic, ability to multi-task in a high-pressure work environment
• Attention to detail, organization skill
• High initiative, self-motivation
• Strong, interactive team player
• Excellent time management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to produce accurate and timely reports
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
• This position must pass a post-offer background check

Benefits

At the Reyes Family of Businesses, our Total Rewards Strategy prioritizes the holistic well-being of our employees. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision coverage.

Physical Demands

The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Requests for accommodation should be directed to your point of contact in the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources departments.

Background Check

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Pay Transparency

Our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Moreover, this role may have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to program rules.

Transparency in the use of AI

Our recruitment process may utilize artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools, such as virtual assistant, to support candidates in exploring job opportunities, initiating applications, and obtaining answers to common questions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not used to make final hiring decisions.All employment decisions are made by human reviewers.