Fleet Manager

Fraley & Schilling, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraley and Schilling in Knoxville, Tennessee seeks a Fleet Manager to coordinate the activities of the driver team and staff, guiding quality, efficiency, and productivity improvements. You will plan, direct, and control day-to-day operations and supervise the fleet.

You will monitor fleet performance with KPIs such as revenue, pay, attendance and maintenance, recommend corrective actions, assist drivers with daily needs, and manage the TMW software to track and manage the driver force.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Prefer Associate degree or higher (or equivalent experience).
• Prefer experience in responding to internal and external customer situations.
• Prefer firm understanding of the commercial transportation industry with a strong working knowledge of operations, logistics and transportation principles.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and control operational functions of team members assigned to his/her team.
• Manage fleet productivity by tracking critical performance indicators (including, but not limited to: revenue, pay, attendance, maintenance, etc)
• Recommend and implement appropriate plans for improvement (corrective action)
• Assist drivers with day-to-day personal, financial, productivity, training, and service needs, reviewing and reconciling related reports
• Manage the transportation software (TMW) used by F&S to track, account, manage the driver force.
• Resolve and minimize problems related to driver retention and assists with and/or handles counseling, training, communication, and discipline as needed.
• Create and maintain strong driver/operational relationships and active in conflict management/resolution on an ongoing basis
• Seek to improve departmental quality, efficiency, and productivity standards
• Assist in creating and/or revising job descriptions, pay scales and company process
• Assist in creating and/or revising SOP
• Participate in Operations Focus Groups, staff meetings, driver reviews, driver conferences, driver appreciation functions, etc
• Supervise and coordinate activities of his/her driver team
• Monitor employee performance, prepares and conducts employee performance appraisals
• Assigns schedule, and review work, ensuring that all areas are adequately covered
• Establish goals and work standards
• Administer company policies and procedures

Skills

Active Listening

Analytical Skills

Coaching & Development

Initiative

Interpersonal

Leadership

Patience

Problem Solving

Reliability

Safety Awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or higher

Tools

TMW

Job description

Fleet Manager

Fraley and Schilling Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

About this position

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to coordinate the activities of company employees and guide quality, efficiency, and productivity improvement efforts. The primary goal is to plan, direct, and control operational functions and supervising.

• Plan, direct, and control operational functions of team members assigned to his/her team
• Manage fleet productivity by tracking critical performance indicators (including, but not limited to: revenue, pay, attendance, maintenance, etc)
• Recommend and implement appropriate plans for improvement (corrective action)
• Assist drivers with day-to-day personal, financial, productivity, training, and service needs, reviewing and reconciling related reports
• Manage the transportation software (TMW) used by F&S to track, account, manage the driver force.
• Resolve and minimize problems related to driver retention and assists with and/or handles counseling, training, communication, and discipline as needed.
• Create and maintain strong driver/operational relationships and active in conflict management/resolution on an ongoing basis
• Seek to improve departmental quality, efficiency, and productivity standards
• Assist in creating and/or revising job descriptions, pay scales and company process
• Assist in creating and/or revising SOP
• Participate in Operations Focus Groups, staff meetings, driver reviews, driver conferences, driver appreciation functions, etc
• Supervise and coordinate activities of his/her driver team
• Monitor employee performance, prepares and conducts employee performance appraisals
• Assigns schedule, and review work, ensuring that all areas are adequately covered
• Establish goals and work standards
• Administer company policies and procedures

Skills & Qualifications

• Active Listening – Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments, questions and suggestions of others.
• Analytical Skills – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Coaching and Development – Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.
• Initiative – Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Interpersonal – Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Leadership – Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
• Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Problem Solving – Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Training – Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined standard of work performance.
• Work Environment - Must be able to deal with a fast paced and stressful work environment

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED
• Prefer Associate degree or higher (or equivalent experience)
• Prefer experience in responding to internal and external customer situations
• Prefer firm understanding of the commercial transportation industry with a strong working knowledge of operations, logistics and transportation principles

Physical Demands

Stand

Frequently

Climb

N/A

Walk

Frequently

N/A

Sit

Frequently

Squat/Kneel

N/A

Manually Manipulate

Occasionally

Occasionally

Occasionally

Grasp

Occasionally

Reach Above Shoulder

Occasionally

Speak

Constantly

Lift/Carry Push/Pull

10 lbs or less

Occasionally

10 lbs or less

Constantly

11 lbs - 20 lbs

Occasionally

11 lbs - 20 lbs

Frequently

21 lbs - 50 lbs

N/A

21 lbs - 50 lbs

Occasionally

51 lbs - 100 lbs

N/A

51 lbs - 100 lbs

N/A

100 lbs or more

N/A

100 lbs or more

N/A

(Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position

(Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5 hours/day)

(Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5 hours/day)

(Constantly) Position requires this activity 67% or more time (5.5+ hours/day)

Fraley and Schilling provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.