Transportation Supervisor
Company: Sysco
Location: Hartford
Posted on: October 20, 2024
Job Description:
JOB SUMMARYThis position provides support to the transportation
manager/director in supervising the activities related to delivery
and backhauls. This includes, training and supervising
transportation department associates, compliance with government
regulations and promoting safety and security of the transportation
department.RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervises the daily work and safety of transportation
associates, including adherence to standard operating procedures,
Food Safety Standards and preferred work methods, adherence to
planned routes, and providing safe and efficient customer
service.
- Ensures transportation associates' comply with local, state and
federal regulatory agencies (i.e. DOT, OSHA, etc.) and ensures that
electronic logs are kept current and accurate.
- Oversees labor hours and consumable supplies within
budget.
- Prepares work schedules including extra work days and shifts as
needed.
- Assists with the training of new associates, including
cross-training of existing associates.
- Direct the proper selection and utilization of company assets
in support of the delivery department.
- Coordinates required repairs with proper departments as
necessary.
- Reviews delivery functions and productivity reporting; suggests
efficiency ideas, cost reduction measures and assists with
implementation of delivery changes.
- Interprets, trains and consistently enforces company policies,
protocols and procedures including but not limited to food safety,
DOT, record keeping, etc.
- Communicates with warehouse and customer service teams to
collaboratively resolve any customer or delivery opportunities or
issues.
- Visits customer locations and meets with customers to address
issues and assess delivery difficulty.
- Maintains positive associate relations through regular
department or pre-shift meetings;
- Keeps open communication channels with associates by answering
questions and explaining policies and procedures.
- Monitors associate morale, along with submitting and responding
to ideas to improve associate engagement and enablement.
- Works with safety manager to aid in training, conducting
associate observations, up-dating preferred work methods,
conducting accident investigations to determine root causes and
routine safety inspections.
- Makes recommendations for corrective action and/or behavior
modification where required.
- Performs management functions of staff selection, development,
discipline, performance reviews and/or terminations.
- Works assigned schedule, exhibits regular and predictable
attendance and works outside of the normal schedule as required to
meet workload demands.
- Performs the duties of associates supervised and other related
duties as needed (and as qualified).QUALIFICATIONSEducation
- High school diploma, general education degree (GED), or
equivalent degree; or equivalent combination of education and
related experience.
- 2 or 4-year college degree in business management, supply chain
management or similar major preferred.Experience
- 2-4 years of transportation experience and/or
training.Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
- Class A Commercial Driver's License is preferred but not
required.
- Certificate of DOT regulations training is
preferred.Professional Skills
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.Physical DemandThe physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an associate to
successfully perform theessential functions of this job.
- 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.Work EnvironmentThe work
environment characteristics described here are representative of
those associate encounters while performing theessential functions
of the job.
- Occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid
conditions, moving mechanical parts and may be required to work in
confined spaces.
- Works non-traditional business hours including evenings,
nights, weekends, holidays and on-call.
- May occasionally be required to travel to other distribution
centers or the corporate office as business needs dictate (e.g.
training, meetings).
- Periodically exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or
airborne particles.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate.NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature of the environment and level of work being performed
by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that
the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be
performed by the associate in this job. The associate will be
required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other
job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor.Reasonable
accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes
prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and
develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to
changes of business necessity.
Keywords: Sysco, Taunton , Transportation Supervisor, Professions , Hartford, Massachusetts
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