Director of Transportation

gategroup; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 111,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

gategroup in Chicago seeks a Transportation Department leader to oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring quality process leadership and efficient labor targets. You will manage routing, flight delivery, and fleet maintenance, while ensuring compliance with corporate, customer, and regulatory policies.

This role emphasizes employee relations, training, safety, and discipline as you work with Transportation Operations Management and the General Manager to meet monthly projections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or four years equivalent work experience in a senior manager level.
• Minimum 10 years management experience in Airline Catering and/or fleet management and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily activities to meet labor targets and space utilization.
• Coordinate transportation routing and flight delivery schedules.
• Interface with customers and employees to ensure expectations are met.
• Ensure compliance with corporate, customer, Federal, State and local policies.
• Oversee fleet maintenance and compliance with DOT and related regulations.
• Supervise and coach lower level managers on daily operations.
• Review wage/hour compliance and ensure rest/break policies are followed.
• Train and monitor employees on procedures to maximize productivity and control costs.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Strategic planning

Forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Internet

Job description

The position is responsible for the total functioning of the Transportation Department to include providing quality process leadership. In tandem with the Transportation Operations Management, oversees all aspects of the day to day operation of the Exterior to include employee relations, training, safety and discipline.

Annual Hiring Range:

• $129,375.00 /Per Year
• Paid time off
• 401k, with company match
• Company sponsored life insurance
• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Weekly pay for union employees
• Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading daily activities to ensure the achievement of labor targets, manpower allocation and space utilization
• Responsible for Transportation routing, coordinating flight delivery assignments, and ensuring Kitchen departure times are being met
• In partnership with the Transportation Management and General Manager, prepares and plans against monthly projections
• Effectively interfaces and coordinates between customers and employees
• Ensures that all Corporate, customer, Federal, State and local policies and procedures are followed
• Responsible for fleet maintenance and ensures compliance to all company, DOT, or associated regulations
• Actively promotes special projects and other duties as assigned by the General Manager
• Supervises and supports lower level managers/supervisors on daily operations including:
• Conducts performance evaluations for employees providing specific and detailed feedback on their management and leadership skills and the attainment of their respective goals and objectives
• Ensures compliance with company Wage & Hour policy, including ensuring employees get the rest & meal breaks and ensuring company processes are followed.
• Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labor and food expenses.
• Monitors daily manpower planning and schedules employees.
• Responsible for employee retention and reducing employee turnover.
• Responsible for coaching, counseling and preparing corrective actions for employees in compliance with the applicable union/collective bargaining agreement(s).
• Reviews and ensures employees in chain of command are in correct cost centers and correct job titles.
• Reviews and ensures union represented employees' pay rates are correct based on wage scales and seniority.
• Compliance with all company required policies, procedures and processes including but not limited to required training

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or four years equivalent work experience in a senior manager level required

Work Experience:

• Minimum 10 years management experience in Airline Catering and/or fleet management and logistics as it relates to running a complex multi-tier Transportation Department

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

• Experience working in a warehouse and/or production operation
• Experience in Food Service a plus
• Working Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
• Ability to forecast future needs to coincide with the badge and customs requirements
• Good planning and scheduling skills to meet budgetary needs
• MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet

Language / Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills