Transportation Manager - Crestview FL Yard

US Foods•Montgomery, AL

3d•$60,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The Transportation Manager ensures a department culture focused on people, safety, service, and cost through engagement with drivers, customer service, and safe, profitable operations. The role applies transportation operations experience to manage personnel and drive efficient operations, ensuring safe, accurate, and timely outbound shipments to customers and other distribution centers. The manager leads and develops drivers and Transportation associates through coaching, training, performance planning, and example-setting. They direct daily work, support engagement and retention, participate in hiring, review performance, and address service and safety targets. The role monitors production goals, troubleshoots delivery issues, ensures adherence to DOT regulations, improves processes, conducts safety and driver meetings, maintains driver qualification files, investigates accidents, and schedules shifts using planning tools. The position may spend significant time on the road and in a truck with drivers, where noise and vibration may exceed levels typical in passenger cars. It also involves office work on a computer and requires 10% travel, typically for mandatory meetings or training.

Requirements

At least three years of experience in transportation/delivery or warehouse distribution.
At least one year of experience overseeing a workforce.
Broad knowledge of transportation/delivery operations, methods, and procedures.
Strong leadership, communication, and people-development skills.
Strong understanding of DOT requirements and familiarity with inventory control, OSHA, and other regulatory requirements.
Ability to interpret financial and operational data.
Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to travel 10%, typically for mandatory meetings and/or training.
Ability to perform the physical activities and demands listed in the posting, including frequent vehicle driving and sitting, and occasional standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, climbing/balancing, and other listed movements and tasks.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a driver.
College degree.

Responsibilities

Champion safety procedures, processes, and training to maintain a safety-first Transportation department culture.
Coach and train drivers and Transportation associates on job duties, policies, procedures, safety, and legal responsibilities.
Discuss performance with Senior Transportation Managers and create plans to address performance gaps.
Encourage upward communication and motivate associates to achieve department goals.
Direct and supervise the work and productivity of drivers and clerical associates; support engagement, retention, and the company's values.
Participate in interviewing and hiring Transportation personnel with Senior Transportation Managers; review performance, coach on service and safety targets, and deliver disciplinary action.
Monitor production goals and ensure shipment accuracy and customer satisfaction.
Anticipate, analyze, and troubleshoot delivery problems and implement cost-effective, legal solutions.
Ensure the team understands and follows DOT regulations.
Identify and reduce waste and improve the safety and efficiency of work processes.
Conduct routine safety and driver meetings.
Oversee maintenance of driver qualification files.
Investigate accidents, maintain accident files, track causes, and take preventative action.
Schedule working shifts using appropriate planning tools, such as Microsoft Excel.
Perform other duties assigned by the manager.