Transportation Supervisor Raleigh

Empire Distributors Inc, A Leading Beverage Distributor is now hiring a Transportation Supervisor
. Our company offers competitive wages, potential growth opportunities, and excellent benefits that include, but aren't limited to healthcare, retirement benefits, paid time off, company paid life insurances, and supplemental Aflac and legal plans.

Directly supervises Delivery Drivers and/or Driver Trainees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Opens warehouse (when required) and ensures all daily routes are covered. Responsible for locking up at night if office personnel have left for the day.

Coordinates and adjusts daily driver functions with other management personnel in formulating administrative and operational policies and procedures.

Reviews and analyzes previous day deliveries for shortages/overages, breakage, under payment/over payment, returns and uncollected route deliveries. Checks that all returns have been properly coded and checked for accuracy.

Balances route sheets from previous day, scan checks and prepare deposit, during absence of office manager.

Responsible for palletizing and shrink-wrapping returns to Atlanta daily.

Assist customers on the phone.

Drives routes when necessary.

Performs initial training for new drivers and sustainment or refresher training for drivers. Document training activities and reviews application of training.

Has daily interaction with drivers to ensure safety and performance expectations are communicated.

Prepares recommendations for management evaluation to improve work efficiencies.

Responsible for following truck, and forklift maintenance schedules, and maintaining records for each vehicle.

Reviews and monitors daily the equipment, materials, and supplies to ensure maintenance and safety standards are maintained.

Enforces compliance with administrative policies, procedures, safety rules, and governmental regulations.

Periodically responsible for office duties, such as dispatching, customer service inquiries, and logbook maintenance. Investigates safety concerns and accidents to ensure established training practices prevent or reduce future occurrence.

"Rides-with" drivers to review performance standards and safety practices. Document findings and incorporates needed changes in the training and performance standards.

Other duties as assigned by the General Manager.

Directly supervises Delivery Drivers and/or Driver Trainees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Toperformthisjob successfully,an individual must be abletoperformeach essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirementslistedbelow are representative of the knowledge,skill,and/orability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made toenable individuals with disabilities toperform the essential functions.

High school diplomaor general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training;or equivalent combination of education and experience.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have some knowledge of warehouse software as well as basic Windows functions, i.e. SAP, KEA, Excel, and Word.

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Empire is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. We are committed to ensuring that all employment decisions are made on the basis of qualification, merit, and business need; without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disabilities, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.