Transportation Supervisor

Medline Industries, LP•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Supervisor will oversee the safe and efficient operation of the assigned MedTrans fleet, including proper maintenance and the scheduling and dispatching of vehicles and drivers. This role ensures compliance with all state Department of Transportation (DOT) and Company regulations. Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization. Medline is the largest provider of medical-surgical products and supply chain solutions serving all points of care, helping healthcare providers improve their clinical, financial and operational outcomes. Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, the company employs more than 43,000 people worldwide and operates in more than 100 countries and territories. The company is dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career, striving for diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Medline is an equal opportunity employer, evaluating qualified individuals without regard to various protected characteristics. The agile and resilient global team is determined to get customers exactly what they need, at the right time, every time. This role is for a self-starter eager to grow their career within a high-performing environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience managing and dispatching drivers and use of routing software.
At least 2 years of experience coaching, mentoring and training staff.
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).
Ability to bend, twist, reach, push, lift for extended periods daily.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and may have to occasionally lift up to 75 lbs.
Must be able to stand for 8 hours per day for up to 6 days a week.

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.