Transportation Clerk

North American Transportation Management Institute; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits

Job summary

North American Transportation Management Institute in Hartford, CT is seeking an organized operations assistant to perform clerical tasks within the transportation department and ensure regulatory compliance as required by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Primary duties include handling daily driver paperwork, answering phones, coordinating with operations, and producing daily operation reports; strong communication and computer skills with Excel/Word are expected, with full benefits and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2 years of prior customer service experience preferred.
• 2 years distribution/transportation experience in a high-volume operation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather, organize and process driver daily paperwork, logs, manifest, vehicle inspection, etc.
• Answer phones, route calls and take messages.
• Research operation challenges, order supplies, liaison between office and operations
• Respond to delivery associate issues and provide support for a resolution.
• Process inbound freight paperwork weekly.
• Primary contact for inbound freight issues.
• Run daily reports for operations supervisors (e.g. observations, vehicle tracking).
• Perform all other tasks as assigned by supervision or management.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

DOT regulations

Windows/Excel/Word

Operations scheduling

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Excel

Word

Windows

Job description

Pay Rate: $22.50 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, with the occasional need for weekend coverage and flexibility. Hours are from 7am until done.

Full Benefits!

JOB SUMMARY

This is an operations position responsible for performing clerical duties within the transportation department including maintaining all regulatory compliance as required by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gather, organize and process driver daily paperwork, logs, manifest, vehicle inspection, etc.
• Answer phones, route calls and take messages.
• Research operation challenges, order supplies, liaison between office and operations
• Respond to delivery associate issues and provide support for a resolution.
• Process inbound freight paperwork weekly.
• Primary contact for any inbound freight issues.
• Run daily reports for operations supervisors (i.e. observations, vehicle tracking, etc.)
• Perform all other tasks as assigned by supervision or management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.

Experience

• 2 years of prior customer service experience preferred.
• 2 years' distribution/transportation experience in a high volume, route delivery operation preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Valid driver's license with a driving record that meets the company's insurability standards.

Professional Skills

• Strong leadership, analytical and motivational skills.
• Knowledge of D.O.T. regulations.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise in Windows operating system and utilizing Excel and Word.
• Understanding of Manpower scheduling.

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear.
• The employee may have to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities that may be required by this job include close vision and distance vision.