Assistant Transportation Manager

Rinchem Company; Hyde Park Township (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company that is at the forefront of chemical logistics and transportation. As an Assistant Manager-Transportation, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and efficient handling of materials while leading a diverse team. This position offers the opportunity to enhance your skills in a flexible environment, where collaboration and mentorship are key to success. Be part of a company committed to sustainability and operational excellence, making a tangible impact in the industry. If you are a self-motivated individual with strong communication skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and grow.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Career advancement opportunities

Mentorship and training programs

Collaborative team atmosphere

Qualifications

• Experience in transportation management with knowledge of DOT and PHMSA regulations.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage transportation activities and ensure safety and compliance.
• Lead projects and maintain training and performance records for employees.

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Time Management

Collaboration

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Transportation Management Experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

McLeod Dispatch Software

Samsara GPS/ELD

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

As an Assistant Manager-Transportation, you will play a crucial role in the efficient and safe handling of materials, ensuring accurate inventory control, and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate should have experience in transportation operations, possess strong communication skills, and be comfortable working with a diverse group of teammates, including drivers, management, and customer service representatives.

Why Rinchem

Are you ready to embark on a thrilling career that combines innovation, efficiency, and global impact? Look no further than joining a leading chemical logistics and transportation company—Rinchem.

As a vital player in this dynamic industry, you'll experience firsthand the unparalleled opportunities it offers. You’ll be at the forefront of revolutionizing supply chain management and ensuring the safe and reliable transportation of crucial chemicals worldwide. Work alongside a diverse team of experts, collaborating on cutting-edge solutions that drive sustainability, optimize operations, and adhere to stringent safety standards.

Founded in 1976, Rinchem provides its customers with world-class warehousing, trucking, international freight forwarding, logistics technology, and data analytics to bring the highest performance and value to its clients’ supply chains. The company manages a diverse network of temperature-controlled and hazardous material warehouses in locations across the globe.

Why You'll Like This Job

• Great people and a great place to work
• Exciting and challenging work that helps build the future of technology from the foundation
• Flexible working environment where you can fit life around work—we call that balance
• Opportunity to further your career and advance your skills and to help others reach their potential through mentorship, training, development and removing barriers so that drivers can do what they do best---drive!

Scope and Responsibilities

Some of your duties will include:

1. Is responsible for transportation activities in absence of Transportation Manager
2. Serves as manager in charge on assigned shift
3. Responsible for the safety of all employees and the efficient performance of their duties
4. Ensures all employees on shift are fully trained and proficient in assigned duties
5. Responsible for Showcase Standards on assigned shift
6. Fills in for Supervisor when absent (Must have proficient working knowledge of Supervisor responsibilities must be able to proficiently perform at least one Team Member’s duties)
7. Leads and participates in projects; promotes project management excellence; demonstrates working knowledge of six sigma and lean principles
8. Responsible to learn and show proficiency in Transportation Management functions including, but not limited to employee performance management, budgeting and cost control; asset management; intercompany communication, customer relationships and development, etc.
9. Adhere to written work instructions, ensuring accurate and safe execution of tasks.
10. Work safely, utilizing all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE), and promptly escalate any potential safety or quality concerns to the appropriate personnel.
11. Uphold safety and security standards by immediately reporting any items or individuals within the service center that appear to be out of order to management.
12. Dispatch 100% Legal and Safe—Do not ever knowingly dispatch a load that cannot be delivered in compliance with all applicable regulations and company rules and/or that cannot be delivered safely
13. Ensure that all drivers are completely informed of the requirements of all dispatches
14. Ensure that trucks are inspected before each trip; that inspections are documented; and, that all safety issues are properly addressed before the truck goes on the road
15. Ensure that maintenance is properly scheduled, documented and performed in accordance with the schedule
16. Anticipate, plan and prepare for illness, driver planned and unplanned time off, mechanical breakdowns, maintenance downtime, unscheduled customer requirements and inclement weather (Develop a documented Business Continuity Plan for transportation).
17. Ensure that drivers and operations are aware of scheduled appointment times and assist them in meeting them
18. Ensure appropriate communication with customers at the earliest possible time that any appointment time cannot be met.
19. Maintain up-to-date records (scorecards, MMFs, etc.) on the performance (good and bad) for all drivers and any other assigned staff
20. Maintain an open-door policy and promptly and assertively handle employee questions and concerns
21. Ensure that safety meetings are regularly scheduled, held and documented in accordance with company and site policy.
22. Ensure that training of all employees is scheduled, achieved and documented in accordance with company and site policy
23. Ensure that JBDs, WIs and SOPs are written and up to date
24. Maintain and communicate work schedules for all assigned employees
25. Ensure that all paperwork requirements are accurate, properly distributed, completed and filed in a timely manner.
26. Recruit, interview, select and hire drivers of the highest available attributes, skills and knowledge, as needed, and be proactive in locating drivers for future hire
27. Consistently communicate to all employees that safety is our most important responsibility and that we absolutely adhere, as individuals and a company, to our core values
28. This job description outlines the primary responsibilities of the Assistant Manager role but is not exhaustive. Other tasks and duties may be assigned as needed to support the efficient functioning of the warehouse and logistics operations.

Reasonable Accommodation

We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application process, please contact us via email at [e-mail] so we can connect you with someone that can assist you.

Our Commitment To You

Our aim is to foster a culture where every member of Rinchem feels valued, supported, and inspired to achieve individual and corporate goals with character, competence, and commitment.

Qualifications

You should have the following:

1. Demonstrated capacity for collaboration, with ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced environment.
2. Self-motivated individual with a sense of urgency, a demonstrated work ethic and integrity.
3. Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and shift tasks quickly as well as work independently.
4. Effective problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt to changing needs.

Experience and Education:

1. Bachelor’s degree or comparable alternative of successful management experience
2. Two years of transportation management experience preferred.
3. Working knowledge of DOT and PHMSA regulations.
4. Ability to demonstrate proficiency at the completion of initial training.

Communication Skills:

1. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with a diverse team.
2. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Computer Skills:

1. Proficiency in computer skills, including knowledge of manufacturing software, order processing systems, warehouse management software, and Microsoft Office (specifically Outlook)
2. Proficient in McLeod dispatch software and Samsara GPS/ELD.

Other Skills and Abilities:

1. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

You’ll also need to be able to:

1. Read, write, speak, and comprehend the English language.
2. See both distance and details at close range, within a few feet of the observer (with or without corrective lenses).
3. Identify and understand the speech of another person (with or without a personal auditory hearing device).
4. Adapt your schedule as needed to accommodate the business requirements, which may involve occasional early arrivals, late stays, and last-minute adjustments.