Transportation Supervisor

Capital Textile Service • Fredericksburg, VA

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About The Position

Transportation Supervisor opportunity with a family-owned regional company who has been growing successfully since 1934. Candidate must have the ability to communicate with all levels of management, manage and support delivery teams, be safety conscious and committed to maintaining our safe workplace. This is a 2nd shift position with an extraordinary opportunity for career advancement and personal development. Ideal candidate will have attention to detail, customer service experience, handle repetitive lifting, high energy level; be highly productive, independent, professional, dependable, motivated; and have responsibility for inventory replacement, meeting sales goals, vehicle maintenance responsibility. Supervisory experience required.

Requirements

• Must have strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Must be able to load, push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to pass the required drug test and background checks
• Must have an excellent driving record
• Must have a valid drivers license - Preferably a CDL B
• Supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling and dispatching drivers to customer locations according to predetermined schedules, customer requests or immediate needs
• Speaking with plant management or customers to resolve problems, requests for services or equipment
• Preparing daily work such as schedules, loads, paperwork, etc...
• Keeping and organizing work requests, customer requestions and expenses
• Ensure timely arrival to customer locations on schedule and on-site tasks are completed to customer expectations
• Upkeep driver manual, which outlines driver's procedures
• Research and plan for traffic, construction and weather delays
• Fleet upkeep for both exterior and interior of company vehicles
• Maintaining needed documentation: daily trip logs (electronic), driver pickup and delivery manifests, safety/accident, fuel logs, mileage records and repair records are up to date
• Safety and driver awareness training and conduct driver ride alongs to assess safe driving practices
• Address delivery issues that may occur at the plant, in transit and at the customers
• Ensure proper staffing levels are maintained to meet our customer requirements
• Ensure driving team maintains a level of professionalism at all times with our customers
• Assess work performance of their drivers and identifying areas that need improvement
• Training and onboarding new hires to make sure they understand their roles and company procedures
• Interact with clients professionally at all times
• Cover driver vacations
• Using telephones, email or text messages to contact employees
• Assist with special projects as needed

Benefits

• Group benefits package (Medical, Dental, Short Term Disability, Vision, Life Insurance, and 401k with a generous company match
• Paid Vacation
• Competitive wages
• Work in a positive culture where people are recognized and make a difference

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed