Transportation Manager

Vitco Foods; Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food distribution company is seeking a knowledgeable Transportation Manager to direct safety and operational efficiency in the Transportation department. This role entails achieving safety, service, and cost targets while ensuring compliance with DOT regulations. You'll build high-performing teams, manage budgets, and drive performance improvements, all within a culture that prioritizes safety.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in transportation required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Expertise in safety standards and DOT regulations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate transportation activities.
• Optimize routes and schedules.
• Manage transportation budgets and performance.

Skills

DOT compliance

Safety standards

Problem solving

Communication

Education

5+ years in transportation distribution

5+ years as a manager

Tools

Microsoft Excel

TARGET data system (WMS)

Geotab

Job description

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• Achieve all safety, service, and cost targets in the Transportation department.
• Responsible for the planning and coordinating transportation activities
• Optimizing routes and schedules
• Must be an expert with DOT compliance and regulations.
• Must be knowledgeable of safety standards.
• Manage transportation budgets and costs
• Monitor and improve transportation performance
• Lead with a safety mindset that ensures that every Vitco Foods employee, our customers, and the public with whom our drivers interact remain injury free, always. Safety procedures, processes and training to create and maintain a safety-first culture in the Transportation department.
• Build high-performing teams by reviewing staffing requirements and monitoring interviewing and hiring for all of transportation’s opening. Review performance, coach to achieve service and safety targets, and deliver disciplinary action.
• Analyze daily performance measures; identify any weaknesses; and recommend changes to the Director of Operations to ensure that productivity objectives are achieved.
• Other duties assigned.
  
  

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Achieve all safety, service, and cost targets in the Transportation department.
• Responsible for the planning and coordinating transportation activities
• Optimizing routes and schedules
• Must be an expert with DOT compliance and regulations.
• Must be knowledgeable of safety standards.
• Manage transportation budgets and costs
• Monitor and improve transportation performance
• Supervise transportation staff
• Lead with a safety mindset that ensures that every Vitco Foods employee, our customers, and the public with whom our drivers interact remain injury free, always. Safety procedures, processes and training to create and maintain a safety-first culture in the Transportation department.
• Build high-performing teams by reviewing staffing requirements and monitoring interviewing and hiring for all of transportation’s opening. Review performance, coach to achieve service and safety targets, and deliver disciplinary action.
• Analyze daily performance measures; identify any weaknesses; and recommend changes to the Director of Operations to ensure that productivity objectives are achieved.
• Other duties assigned.
  
  

Oversee maintenance of driver qualification files.

• Investigate all accidents, maintain an accident file, track causes, and take appropriate preventative action.
• Effectively scheduled working shifts by leveraging appropriate planning tools (i.e., Microsoft Excel) to ensure all shifts are covered and deliveries depart on a timely basis.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in transportation distribution required.
• Minimum of 5+ years as a manager (most recent position)- a must.
• Commercial License would be helpful but not required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
  
  

Knowledge of the following would be helpful:

• Broad knowledge of transportation/delivery operations, methods and procedures.
• TARGET data system (WMS),
• BFC (WMS) – routing and pallet building
• Descartes - Routing Software
• Geotab - fleet management and ELD (HOS)
• Samba Safety
• Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit.
  
  

Company Description

Vitco Foods is an innovative family-owned business that always puts our customers first. Our business model has always been about lowering costs by utilizing efficiencies while providing an ideal work environment to maintain great employees which make a great company. We understand that our customers rely on accurate and prompt deliveries. We are constantly looking for opportunities through technology to ensure that every order reaches customers on time and in perfect condition. Our goal is to optimize our business to help our customers’ business grow profitably.

Vitco Foods is an innovative family-owned business that always puts our customers first. Our business model has always been about lowering costs by utilizing efficiencies while providing an ideal work environment to maintain great employees which make a great company. We understand that our customers rely on accurate and prompt deliveries. We are constantly looking for opportunities through technology to ensure that every order reaches customers on time and in perfect condition. Our goal is to optimize our business to help our customers’ business grow profitably.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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