Transportation Manager

Quirch Foods California, LLC.; Missouri; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug

401K savings Plan

Paid Holidays

Personal Time off

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Quirch Foods seeks a Transportation Operations professional to manage transport databases, driver records, and driver relations. You will lead driver training, review daily driver paperwork, and optimize routes for efficiency.

You’ll ensure safety, DOT compliance, and coordinate with warehouse teams to support delivery operations. Role involves periodic site visits, safety committee participation, and direct liaison with sales, drivers, and customers to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in transportation/logistics or equivalent
• 2+ years in an operational transportation role desired
• CDL Class A license is a plus
• Knowledge of DOT/OSHA rules and regulations strongly desired
• High level of organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of safety and legal procedures for handling goods

Responsibilities

• Manage databases detailing transport activities, finances, schedules, and personnel records
• Maintain records such as driver information, logs, and customer and sales complaints
• Provide leadership to build strong relationships with professional drivers
• Review daily paperwork for drivers (DVIR, invoices, fuel, receipts)
• Schedule routes to consolidate capacity and improve service efficiency
• Mediate between sales, drivers, and customers to resolve delivery issues
• Address discrepancy reports from accounting to drivers
• Issue and review driver vehicle pre-/post-trip inspection reports daily
• Serve as primary trainer for drivers (new hires, refreshers, remedial)
• Visiting customer locations as needed
• Provide vehicle inspection reports to warehouse manager highlighting issues
• Coordinate and conduct periodic driver meetings and route assignments
• Oversee driver communications and delivery issues
• Plan efficient routing with geographical considerations
• Daily communication with warehouse manager and drivers
• Availability 100% by phone; adhere to daily warehouse schedule
• Coordinate with fleet service providers and yard jockeys; ensure accountability
• Manage fleet rentals, monitor fuel usage, report findings
• Own fleet care/maintenance including delivery MHE; track damages/repairs
• Coordinate PMs and annual inspections
• Monitor DOT compliance: HOS violations, edit logs, coach drivers
• Monitor Samsara hardware/systems; coordinate with EHS Specialist
• Review punches in HCM system and Samsara timestamps
• Coordinate with EHS on DQ file management
• Participate in DC safety committees

Skills

Transportation logistics

Leadership

Driver management

Communication

DOT/OSHA knowledge

AS400 knowledge

Safety compliance

Fleet management

Tools

AS400

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Essential duties and Responsibilities

• Manage databases that detail transport activities, finances, employee schedules, and personnel records
• Maintain updated records such as driver information, driver logs, and customers and sales complaints.
• Provide leadership to build strong relationships with professional drivers.
• Review daily paperwork for drivers such as DVIR, Invoices, Fuel and Hotel Receipts.
• Provide the most efficient method when scheduling routes to consolidate capacity to provide effective service
• Act as mediate between sales, drivers, and customers resolving delivery problems or special deliveries
• Responsible for immediately addressing any discrepancy reports from accounting to the designated driver
• Responsible for the issuance and review of all driver vehicle pre- and post-trip inspection reports on a daily basis to include the proper storage of said reports for audit purposes
• Serve as the primary trainer for drivers: new hire trainings, refreshers trainings, and remedial trainings.
• Availability to visit customer locations.
• Responsible for providing the vehicle inspection reports to the warehouse manager, highlighting any mechanical or safety issues which would prevent the transportation equipment from being utilized and not limited to restrictions on said equipment usage
• Responsible for the issuance and review of the driver’s daily log book records for those drivers who travel 150 miles or more from the Atlanta home base. Also responsible for proper storage of said documents for audit purposes
• Responsible for coordinating and conducting periodic driver meetings and assigning the routes to the drivers and checking their routes; it is also important to be mindful of the driver’s input of delivery appointments and other external requirements
• Responsible for all driver phone calls and delivery issues
• Responsible for the routing of all trucks always keeping the highest and most efficient and economical way possible in mind (must have geographical consideration)
• Daily multiple communication with the warehouse manager and drivers are required
• Availability 100% of the time on the phone
• Adherence to a daily schedule at the discretion of the warehouse manager Periodic communication with fleet service providers and yard jockeys; hold them accountable to expectations
• Manage fleet rentals while monitoring fuel usage and reporting.
• Ownership for fleet care and maintenance, including delivery MHE; monitor damages and repairs while developing and executing on performance improvement plans
• Coordinate PMs and annual inspections
• Monitor DOT compliance: HOS violations, unassigned hours, edit logs as needed and coach drivers
• Monitor Samsara to ensure hardware and system setup is always up to date; Vehicle gateways, asset gateways, and temperature sensor as well as coordinate adjustments with EHS Specialist
• Review punches in HCM system and Samsara time stamps
• Coordinate with EHS Specialist on DQ file management activities
• Participate in the distribution centers’ safety committees

Qualifications and Requirements

• 2+ years of transportation, logistics, or equivalent work experience,
• 2+ years of experience in an operational transportation or similar industry role desired
• CDL Class A license is a plus
• Knowledge of DOT and OSHA rules and regulations strongly desired
• Working knowledge of AS400 systems is a plus
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Should have exceptional leadership skills and directing abilities
• Strong interpersonal and motivational capabilities
• Must understand the safety and legal procedures for handling goods
• Develop and execute on performance objectives

Benefits you will enjoy

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Plan, Disability Plan, Life insurance Plan
• 401K savings Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Personal Time off
• Employee Discounts

Quirch Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States

We are Quirch Foods. Our Passion is your Joy. We are one of the largest distributors of food products in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, with a customer list that includes independent and chain supermarkets, foodservice distributors, processors and manufacturers, cruise lines, and restaurants. With 55 years of solid history and experience, today we operate a fleet of just under 500 refrigerated trucks and over 2.3 million square feet of combined distribution space through 22 facilities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Illinois, Texas, Washington, Oregon, and Puerto Rico. Quirch Foods owns a portfolio of proprietary food brands and offers domestic and international logistics, cold chain services, marketing support, as well as advanced technological solutions to provide unmatched service to its customers. Our culture is one of Win/Win, not just for our customers but also for every team member. We take pride in our diverse workforce, and each team member takes part in the company’s continuous growth.