Transportation Supervisor

Position Summary
The ‘Transportation Supervisor’ role oversees transportation operations of a dedicated McDonald’s distributorship with responsibility for planning/scheduling of manpower and equipment of the hourly workforce while nurturing an environment that maximizes employee safety, involvement and morale. Further, this position will administer and monitor daily dispatch while maintaining a master delivery schedule and providing interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Responsibilities
Position Summary
The ‘Transportation Supervisor’ role oversees transportation operations of a dedicated McDonald’s distributorship with responsibility for planning/scheduling of manpower and equipment of the hourly workforce while nurturing an environment that maximizes employee safety, involvement and morale. Further, this position will administer and monitor daily dispatch while maintaining a master delivery schedule and providing interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Within the scope of responsibility, the operations supervisor ensures safety is a number one priority through effective daily communications and action plan execution with employees while advocating injury/collision risk management and incident avoidance. The incumbent will further ensure optimized equipment utilization while driving overall cost reductions without impacting store delivery targets/service.

This position provides strong technical support as well as direction, guidance & leadership to the Transportation Department at an assigned distribution centre.

Position Responsibilities May Include, But Not Limited To

Plan and execute daily manpower requirements for current day and week, keeping overtime to a minimum

Conduct daily shift meetings, communicating appropriate safety and operational messages, taking suggestions and answering questions

Assign daily work duties to drivers ensuring safety, service and productivity and reliability requirements are met

Manage work flows efficiently, meeting the requirements of our Collective Bargaining Agreement

Maintain Syntellic, Paragon and Xatanet programs (knowledge of these software packages an asset)

Create and maintain production and/or master delivery schedules, including route, restaurant, and other pertinent information

Maintain associated employee bids

Maintain statistical information on employees, productivity, reliability, equipment, fuel, mileage, delivery schedules, service etc.

Prepare and upload the daily route trial, adjusting options for greatest opportunity in maximizing safety, service, and cost efficiencies

Audit all drivers trip records for legal and process legitimacy

Maintain and audit weekly payroll entries for drivers

Provide training, support, and direction to employees to ensure understanding of and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOP’s)

Oversee quality control for in-house and enroute product

Conduct near miss, injury, and collision investigations, completing corrective actions promptly and communicating resolutions broadly

Communicate across Warehouse, Transportation and Customer Service departments regarding possible issues impacting our customer or one-another

Review service providers’ performance to ensure service and quality requirements are met and cost controls are met

Perform supervisory functions which include follow up with drivers and/or warehouse workers while holding employees accountable through recognition & discipline

Demonstrate leadership through effective teamwork and demonstrating a positive attitude

Develop and maintain effective working relationships across the company

Participate in training, inspection, investigation, and continuous improvement programs

Collect and record statistical information for reporting purposes

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