Transportation Manager

Mr. Greens Produce•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mr. Greens has proudly grown into one of the largest privately-owned produce distributors in Texas. With deliveries 365-days a year, 7-days a week and multiple runs per day, Mr. Greens has set the gold standard for service. Mr. Greens serves a large variety of clients, including restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, grocery stores and retail outlets. The Transportation Manager is responsible for day-to-day transportation operations. This includes driver management, load planning, and customer service functions needed to ensure customer satisfaction. The operational functions include revenue generation, safety, recruiting, equipment maintenance monitoring, and driver payroll. Coordinates and supervises the activities of drivers to ensure the productivity of both drivers and equipment. Effectively and efficiently maintains a system that will educate and train a professional driver regarding safety, hours of service, customer satisfaction (on time of service), productivity, and compliance with company policy and procedures. Maintain constant communication with drivers through various communication devices with a focus on driver utilization and retention. Review load assignments made by customer service to determine if obtainable. Coordinate to ensure that scheduled maintenance of vehicles occurs on a timely basis. Create and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports and evaluate the department’s performance. Actively participates in recruitment, hiring, on-boarding, training & coaching of delivery drivers. Ensures the proper driver audits are performed and maintains appropriate records following DOT requirements. Supervises all aspects of Driver employment including but not limited to scheduling, licenses, and DOT medical card renewal, performance review, disciplinary action, benchmarking/goal setting to ensure the highest level of performance. Documents and retains records on all employment matters. Plans analyze workload and adjust headcount to meet department objectives. Drive Trucks (16' - 26' Box Trucks) and Finish Routes, as needed. Consults with Safety department regarding workers comp, food safety, driver accident reporting. Conducts investigations and ensures appropriate paperwork is filled out.

Requirements

At least 3 years of supervisory experience in the same or a related field.
Working knowledge of all DOT regulations and Hours of Service (H.O.S.).
Experience with routing and driver scheduling.
Proficient computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to plan, organize, and execute at a high level.
Food delivery industry experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Omnitracs Fleet Management.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day transportation operations, including driver management, load planning, and customer service.
Oversee operational functions such as revenue generation, safety, recruiting, equipment maintenance monitoring, and driver payroll.
Coordinate and supervise driver activities to ensure productivity of drivers and equipment.
Educate and train drivers on safety, hours of service, customer satisfaction, productivity, and company policies.
Maintain constant communication with drivers, focusing on utilization and retention.
Review load assignments and coordinate vehicle maintenance schedules.
Create and analyze operational reports to evaluate department performance.
Participate in recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, and coaching of delivery drivers.
Ensure driver audits are performed and maintain DOT-required records.
Supervise all aspects of driver employment, including scheduling, licenses, DOT medical card renewal, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions.
Document and retain records on all employment matters.
Plan workload and adjust headcount to meet department objectives.
Drive trucks (16' - 26' Box Trucks) and finish routes as needed.
Consult with the Safety department regarding workers' compensation, food safety, and driver accident reporting.
Conduct investigations and ensure appropriate paperwork is completed for incidents.