Transportation Supervisor

Medline; Prattville (AL); On-site; USD 73,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Medline Industries, LP seeks an experienced fleet operations supervisor to oversee the MedTrans fleet, ensuring safe daily operation, maintenance, and DOT compliance. You will schedule and dispatch drivers, optimize routes and mentor staff in best practices.

You will lead driver meetings, ensure equipment upkeep, and apply routing software to balance workloads. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, with salary range $73,000–$110,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and dispatching drivers and using routing software.
• At least 2 years coaching, mentoring and training staff.
• Intermediate knowledge of Transportation Costing and Motor Carrier Operations.
• Basic skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Responsibilities

• Optimize daily routes and activities based on branch and fleet workloads and available Customer order information.
• Ensure all drivers are properly trained according to MedTrans requirements.
• Ensure all equipment is properly maintained in accordance with the MedTrans vehicle maintenance policy.
• Recruit, hire, train and discipline all drivers.
• Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with drivers as required by DOT and/or company policy.
• Lead day-to-day activities of employees, assign, monitor and review progress and provide guidance on complex issues.

Skills

Transportation Costing

Motor Carrier Ops

Dispatching drivers

Route optimization

Excel basics

PowerPoint basics

Word basics

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Routing software

Job description

Job Summary

Oversee the safe and efficient operation of the assigned MedTrans fleet including proper maintenance and the scheduling and dispatching of vehicles and drivers. Ensure compliance with all state Department of Transportation (DOT) and Company regulations.

Job Description

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Optimize daily routes and activities based on branch and fleet workloads as well as available Customer order information.
• Ensure all drivers are properly trained according to MedTrans requirements.
• Ensure all equipment is properly maintained in accordance with the MedTrans vehicle maintenance policy.
• Recruit, hire, train and discipline all drivers.
• Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with drivers as required by DOT and/or company policy.
• Lead day-to-day activities of employees. Assign, monitor and review progress and accuracy of work, direct efforts and provide technical guidance on more complex issues.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Certification / Licensure:

• None

Work Experience:

• Experience managing and dispatching drivers and use of routing software.
• At least 2 years of experience coaching, mentoring and training staff.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Intermediate knowledge of Transportation Costing and Motor Carrier Operations.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• None

Certification / Licensure:

• None

Work Experience:

• None

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• None

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position: $73,000.00 - $110,000.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant's location, education, experience, skills, and abilities.

This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible.

Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

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Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.