Transportation Manager

Shamrock Foods Company; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Shamrock Foods Company in Portland, OR is seeking an Operations leader focused on Delivery. You will supervise delivery associates, ensure safety, and maintain logs compliant with DOT and OSHA regulations while managing labor hours, travel, fuel and supplies within budget.

Responsibilities include coordinating daily routing, reviewing performance against KPI targets, and communicating with Sales to resolve delivery opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years related experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1+ year supervisory experience.
• Experience in food-service distribution preferred.
• CDL Class A license preferred.
• Working knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Regulations.
• Experience developing driver bids preferred.
• XATA XRS experience preferred.
• Experience conducting road tests and driver observations preferred.
• Experience developing a safety culture preferred.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Manages day to day activities and safety of delivery associates.
• Ensures delivery Associates compliance with local, state and federal regulatory agencies and logs are current.
• Manages labor hours, travel, fuel and supplies within budget.
• Prepares weekly work schedules including extra work days and shifts.
• Ensures route adherence and safe, efficient customer service.
• Coordinates repairs with maintenance vendor as needed.
• Monitors routing activities to meet KPIs and customer satisfaction.
• Suggests efficiency ideas and cost reductions and implements routing changes.
• Communicates with the Customer/Sales Department to resolve delivery opportunities.
• Performs staff selection, development, discipline, and performance reviews.

Skills

Operations leadership

Logistics coordination

Safety culture

Federal regulations

Driver management

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

CDL Class A license preferred

Tools

XATA XRS

Job description

• Transportation
• Full-Time

Description

This is an Operations position responsible for managing the activities associated with Delivery.

• Manages day to day activities and safety of delivery associates.
• Ensures delivery Associates compliance with local, state and federal regulatory agencies (i.e. DOT, OSHA, etc.) and ensures that logs are kept current and accurate.
• Manages labor hours, travel, fuel and supplies within the budget, maximizing time and cost efficiencies.
• Prepares weekly work schedules including extra work days and shifts as needed.
• Ensures delivery associate adherence to standard operating procedures, adherence to planned routes and provide safe and efficient customer service.
• Manages the proper utilization of company assets in support of the Delivery department.
• Coordinates required repairs with maintenance vendor as needed.
• Monitor effectiveness of daily routing activities to ensure all KPI’s and customer satisfaction goals are met.
• Suggest efficiency ideas, cost reduction, measures and assists with the implementation of delivery/routing changes. Monitors the delivery services by reviewing the coordination of backhaul functions and other scheduling activities to increase profitability of all delivery services.
• Communicates with the customer/Sales Department to resolve any customer delivery opportunities.
• Performs management functions of staff selection, development, discipline performance reviews and/or terminations.
• Interprets trains and consistently enforces Company Policies and Procedures.
• Works with Human Resources in handling all associate issues including but not limited to hiring, feedback, disciplinary actions and termination as measured through associate satisfaction and retention
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years related experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1+ year supervisory experience
• Experience working in a food-service distribution environment preferred
• CDL Class A Commercial license preferred
• Working knowledge of Federal Motor Vehicle Carrier Regulations
• Experience in developing and managing driver bids preferred
• XATA XRS experience preferred
• Experience conducting road tests and driver observations preferred
• Experience developing a safety culture preferred
• Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, weekends and holidays.

Corporate Summary

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

Why work for us?

Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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