Heavy Haul Operations Lead

Buchanan Hauling and Rigging, Inc.; Fort Wayne (IN); Sur place; USD 80 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Résumé du poste

Buchanan Hauling and Rigging, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking an Operations Manager for the Heavy Haul division. You will lead daily operations, manage a small team, and ensure safe, efficient movement of oversized freight.

The role involves coordinating planning, permitting, pricing, and reporting, with a strong emphasis on driver relationships and performance metrics. Fort Wayne location, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in transportation operations, dispatch, driver planning or fleet management.
• Experience in heavy haul, oversized/overweight transportation or specialized freight operations strongly preferred.
• Previous supervisory or management experience preferred.
• Experience with heavy haul permitting, engineering coordination, route planning and specialized freight pricing preferred.

Responsabilités

• Manage the daily operations of the Heavy Haul Department to ensure operational goals, service expectations, safety requirements, and performance standards are consistently met or exceeded.
• Lead, develop, and support a team of three operations personnel by reinforcing customer service expectations, operational standards, accountability, and company best practices.
• Oversee the planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution of oversized, overweight, and specialized freight movements.
• Maintain operational control of heavy haul shipments within McLeod TMS, ensuring accurate load information, tracking, documentation and system updates.
• Oversee driver assignments, communication, and daily operations to promote strong driver relationships, maximum equipment utilization, revenue production and service execution.
• Coordinate with drivers and internal departments to ensure appropriate equipment, routing, scheduling and resources are available for each shipment.
• Manage the permitting process for heavy haul shipments, ensuring all required state and federal permits are obtained and transportation requirements are met.
• Coordinate engineering requirements associated with heavy haul permitting, including route evaluations, bridge studies, weight restrictions and other necessary approvals.
• Work with permitting agencies, engineering resources and route survey personnel to identify transportation restrictions and ensure safe, compliant load movements.
• Develop and review pricing for heavy haul shipments, considering equipment requirements, permitting, engineering, escorts, routing and other associated transportation costs.
• Generate, maintain and distribute operational reports for leadership and various internal departments to support business decisions and performance tracking.
• Monitor departmental KPIs, including revenue, profitability, equipment utilization, on-time delivery and operational efficiency, and drive improvements to ensure quarterly performance aligns with annual division goals.
• Support driver retention
• Maintain a proactive, day-to-day approach to identifying new freight opportunities and supporting business growth within the Heavy Haul Division.
• Other duties as assigned

Connaissances

Transportation operations

Heavy haul knowledge

Supervisory experience

McLeod TMS

Formation

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Outils

McLeod TMS

Description du poste

Buchanan Hauling and Rigging, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking an Operations Manager for the Heavy Haul division. You will lead daily operations, manage a small team, and ensure safe, efficient movement of oversized freight.

The role involves coordinating planning, permitting, pricing, and reporting, with a strong emphasis on driver relationships and performance metrics. Fort Wayne location, full-time position.