Night Transportation Supervisor: Lead 100+ Drivers

Quality Custom Distribution; Capitol Heights (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) is hiring a Night Transportation Supervisor for Capitol Heights, MD. You will oversee the facility’s transportation activities to meet efficiency, economy, quality, and productivity targets while leading a large team.

The role requires 3–6 years in transportation or food distribution with supervisory responsibilities and a Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field. Strong knowledge of routing, budgeting, and safety policies is essential.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of work experience in transportation or food distribution, including supervisory responsibilities and union work environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field from an accredited college or university.
• DOT regulations, policies, and procedures.
• On-board computer systems.
• Relevant safety policies, practices and procedures.
• Management/supervisory concepts and techniques.
• Project management concepts and techniques.
• Budgetary concepts and procedures.
• PC word-processing/spreadsheet software applications.
• Scheduling and routing.
• Computer-based routing systems.
• Shipment and distribution of food or allied products.
• Regional geography and customer locations.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, through subordinate management, 100 or more employees, including hourly staff.
• Establishes and communicates department goals, monitoring employee performance to ensure they are met or exceeded.
• Provides training, development, and performance evaluations of department staff; works with Human Resources to department hiring to ensure selection of qualified employees.
• Directs the completion of routing, manpower, and equipment schedules to ensure that organizational KPIs are met.
• Coordinates daily and monthly repairs and preventative maintenance for all tractors and trailers with Penske for safety, to minimize down time, and to comply with DOT and other federal and state transportation and safety regulations for all GSF distribution centers.
• Develops, audits, and manages the budget and operations costs to ensure efficient operations.
• Obtains, analyzes, and recommends equipment specifications, quotes, and procurement for essential department equipment to ensure effective use of operating funds.
• Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.

Skills

DOT regulations

On-board computers

Safety policies

Supervisory leadership

Project management

Budgeting

MS Office

Scheduling & routing

Routing systems

Food distribution

Regional geography

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Job description

Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) is hiring a Night Transportation Supervisor for Capitol Heights, MD. You will oversee the facility’s transportation activities to meet efficiency, economy, quality, and productivity targets while leading a large team.

The role requires 3–6 years in transportation or food distribution with supervisory responsibilities and a Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field. Strong knowledge of routing, budgeting, and safety policies is essential.