DC Assistant Supervisor - Transportation

O'Reilly Auto Parts; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid time off

Stock Purchase Plan

401k with Employer Contributions Start

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs

Tuition Educational Assistance

Opportunities for Career Growth

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts seeks a Transportation Supervisor in Des Moines, IA to oversee the DC Transportation department, ensuring DOT compliance, staffing, training, and timely deliveries. You will supervise fleet operations, coordinate maintenance, and drive safety initiatives across the team.

This role requires knowledge of FMCSR, Hazardous Materials rules, and ELDs, plus strong communication and leadership skills to collaborate across departments and improve KPI outcomes.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of the FMCSR.
• Familiarity with Hazardous Materials Regulations, OOS criteria, and ELDs.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to multitask and work well in a team environment.
• Adaptable to learning new programs to maximize fleet safety and performance.
• Interface with all levels of the DC organization.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Transportation department, including staffing, evaluating, disciplining, training, scheduling, and goal setting.
• Ensure driving team and fleet vehicles comply with DOT and company rules.
• Oversee DOT fleet vehicle maintenance per federal and corporate standards.
• Conduct and document driver training to ensure drivers understand functions and requirements.
• Communicate with O’Reilly DOT team to align with company goals.
• Plan for daily departures to meet scheduled times.
• Conduct monthly safety meetings.
• Coordinate with other departments for special deliveries and pickups.
• Notify driver hiring needs to maintain optimal DC team levels.
• Produce and submit all required reporting to corporate in a timely, accurate manner.
• Monitor, supervise, and report on fleet performance and KPIs.
• Be available 24 hours a day to department members.
• Foster professional relationships within Transportation team.
• Coordinate department efforts to run smoothly and in line with regulations.
• Perform additional activities as directed by Transportation Field Manager and Director of Fleet Operations.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

FMCSR knowledge

Hazardous Materials Regulations

ELD knowledge

Interpersonal communication

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Adaptability to learning new programs

Interface with DC organization

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

AS400 platforms

Job description

Assists with ensuring compliance with all DOT federal, state, and corporate regulatory procedures and requirements in the DC transportation department. Ensures safe and timely product deliveries to customers. Provides clear communication regarding fleet manning needs to ensure fully manned tractor levels and Maintains DOT fleet vehicles to federal and company standards and service schedules.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Assist the Transportation Supervisor with the following job duties:

Responsible for supervising, staffing, evaluating, disciplining, training, scheduling, and goal setting for the DC Transportation department.

Ensure the driving team and fleet vehicles are compliant with all DOT and company rules/regulations at all times.

Oversee and confirm all DOT fleet vehicle maintenance is performed to federal and corporate service standards and schedules.

Conduct and document driver training to ensure our DOT route drivers have a clear understanding of all related job functions and requirements.

Effective two-way communication with all O’Reilly DOT TM’s to ensure they understand the company goals.

Daily departures are addressed with plans to achieve the departure times.

Conducting monthly safety meetings.

Collaborate with other departments to coordinate activities related to special deliveries and pickups.

Communicate driver hiring needs to ensure the DC driving team is at optimum operational levels to assure timely deliveries.

Produce and submit all required reporting to corporate timely and accurately.

Monitor, supervise, and report on designated fleet performance and departmental key performance indicators.

Readily available to department team members 24 hours a day.

Foster and maintain a professional, positive, and responsive relationship with the team members in the Transportation department.

Supervise and coordinate the efforts of Transportation department, to assure the department is running smoothly, efficiently and accurately and in line with Company efforts while following all federal and state rules, regulations, and laws.

Perform additional activities as directed by the Transportation Field Manager and the Director of Fleet Operations.

All other duties as assigned.

SKILLS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Required:

High school diploma or equivalent (GED)

Knowledge of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR)

Familiarity with the Hazardous Materials by Highway Regulations, the North American Standard Out of Service (OOS) criteria, and electronic logging devices (ELD’s)

Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel programs

Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

Must be able to multitask and work well in a team environment

Be adaptable to learning new programs as required to maximize fleet safety and overall department performance

Ability to effectively interface within all levels of the DC organization

Desired:

1 year previous experience in fleet management

Experience with Distribution Center (DC) operations

Experience working with routing and delivery schedules

Fluency in multiple languages (Spanish is highly desired)

Experience with AS400 platforms

O’Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.

Total Compensation Package:

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off

• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs

• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs

• Opportunities for Career Growth

O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer.

The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: [e-mail] or call [phone] option , and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.