Transportation Manager

Pacific Seafood; California; On-site; USD 92,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Product purchase program

Job summary

Pacific Seafood in Sacramento is seeking a Transportation Manager to lead our transportation team, ensuring safety, compliance, cost optimization, and on-time delivery across the network. You will manage drivers, routes, budgeting, and documentation, reporting to Jake Burns.

We value an organized, analytical professional with 4+ years in transportation management, knowledge of FMCSA/DOT, and proficiency with TMS and Microsoft Office to drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum of four years’ experience in transportation management.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in safety, fleet, route planning and optimization.
• Experience using Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Analyze existing route models to improve efficiency.
• Effective spoken and written communication.
• Ability to manage KPIs.
• Valid driver’s license.
• FMCSA & DOT compliance, Hours of Service (HOS) and audit knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate scheduling including weekly driver routes and maintenance.
• Prepare delivery documents for customer drivers.
• Develop driver incentives and training programs.
• Manage budgets for distribution center logistics (wages, fleet, fuel, maintenance, safety).
• Plan daily routes to improve safety and efficiency.
• Use historical data to adjust routes and improve service.
• Coach drivers on route models and customer requirements.

Skills

KPI management

FMCSA compliance

DOT compliance

Analytical thinker

Communication skills

Valid driver's license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

OneNote

Outlook

Job description

Transportation Manager

Department: Sacramento Delivery

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Sacramento

Reporting To: Jake Burns

Compensation: $92,000 - $114,000 / year

Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary:

The Transportation Manager at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Transportation team supporting efforts to maintain safety and compliance, achieve customer satisfaction, and implement strategies for cost optimization. This position involves managing transportation assets effectively, promoting environmental sustainability, and driving continuous improvement through collaboration and teamwork across the supply chain and is ideal for someone who is organized, analytical, and has a commitment to continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Coordination and Management:
   
   
   
   • Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and teamwork) and promote teamwork at all times.
   
   
   • Safety focused.
   
   
   • Oversee all scheduling, to include weekly driver routes, vacation and relief coverage and truck maintenance.
   
   
   • Manage the preparation of delivery documents for customer delivery drivers.
   
   
   • Coordinate vendor & airport pick-ups with purchasing.
   
   
   • Assist in developing driver incentives, safe driving, and cross training programs for drivers to improve their abilities and productivity.
   
   
   • Manage and/or develop budgets for distribution center logistics as it relates to driver wages, fleet, fuel, R&M, and safety.
   
   
   • Answer questions and resolve complaints pertaining to any transportation issues.
   
   
   • Perform other duties, as assigned.
   
   
   
   


2. Optimization and Improvement:
   
   
   
   • Daily route planning that drives safety, customer service, and efficiency for the organization and its customers.
   
   
   • Use historical delivery data to identify, communicate, and implement route model adjustments to continuously evolve with the business and drive safety, customer service, and efficiency.
   
   
   • Perform route ride a longs to coach, train, support drivers while gaining key experience and knowledge of customer requirements, traffic patterns, customer delivery times, possible safety concerns, etc..
   
   
   
   

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

Education and Experience

• Required
  
  
  
  • High school diploma or GED
  
  
  • Minimum of four years’ experience in the transportation management field
  
  
  • Minimum of three years’ experience in safety compliance, fleet management, route planning, and route optimization.
  
  
  • Previous experience using Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to drive safety, customer service, and efficiency in last mile delivery (LMD).
  
  
  • Perform analysis on existing route models to find opportunities for efficiency.
  
  
  • Effective communicator – spoken and written
  
  
  • Ability to manage Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
  
  
  • Valid driver’s license
  
  
  • Proven effective management of FMCSA & DOT Compliance, Hours of Service (HOS), and Audit Knowledge
  
  
  
  


• Preferred
  
  
  
  • Associate degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
  
  
  • Previous experience with Microsoft Suites – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, Outlook.
  
  
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:

• Constantly required to use close, distance, and peripheral vision with ability to judge depth perception and adjust focus.


• Regularly required to sit or stand.


• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.


• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.


• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.


• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.


• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.


• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.


• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.


• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working Conditions

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:

• Office, as well as warehouse environment.


• Moderate noise level in the work environment.


• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.


• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.

Benefits

Total compensation

At Pacific Seafood your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.


• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses


• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match


• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time


• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members


• Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.