Transportation Supervisor - Albuquerque, NM
On-siteMoriarty, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Supervise daily transportation operations, including delivery and backhauls, by overseeing associates' adherence to safety standards, DOT regulations, and standard operating procedures. Manage labor hours, consumable supplies, and work schedules while coordinating repairs and directing company asset utilization. Train new associates, interpret company policies, and enforce protocols regarding food safety and record keeping. Review productivity reporting, suggest efficiency improvements, and communicate with warehouse and customer service teams to resolve delivery issues. Visit customer locations to assess delivery difficulties and maintain positive associate relations through regular meetings and open communication channels.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma, general education degree (GED), or equivalent degree; or equivalent combination of education and related experience
- Class A or Class B Commercial Driver's License
- Works non-traditional business hours including evenings, nights, weekends, holidays and on-call
- Occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in confined spaces
- Periodically exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
- Regularly required to sit, talk and hear
- Frequently required to stand; walk; bend; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, push/pull up to 350 pounds using a 2 wheeled hand cart
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
- Read, comprehend, write and speak English
- Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Can read, analyze and interpret, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
- Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
- Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
- Work in a disciplined manner and capable of following established procedures, practices and comply with local, state and federal regulations
- Manage the pressures and stress associated with a deadline-oriented atmosphere and customer service issues
- Learn SYGMA technology software and programs
Desired Qualifications
- 2 or 4-year college degree in business management, supply chain management or similar major preferred
- 2-4 years of transportation experience and/or training
- Certificate of DOT regulations training is preferred
- Knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, DOT rules and regulations; preferred work methods and standard operating procedures (SOP); spreadsheet software and word processing software
- Skilled in making independent decisions in support of company policies and procedures on time
- Ability to successfully engage and lead individual and team discussions and meetings
- Solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Apply all relevant policies in a consistent, timely and objective manner
- Learn SYGMA technology software and programs
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