Trucking Foreman - Dothan, AL

APAC Alabama, Inc., part of CRH’s South Division, is a leading supplier of quality asphalt and Construction Services in the southeastern U.S., with operations in Alabama. Working with government agencies, private contractors, counties and municipalities, we produce millions of tons of quality construction materials and pave many miles of highways every year. Our highly skilled workforce strives to deliver the highest quality products and services in a safe, timely and efficient manner, on every project.

APAC Alabama, Inc. is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and an E-Verify participant.

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in asphalt, paving, construction sand and gravel business, dispatching personnel and equipment, and providing instructions to employees by performing the following duties.

• Prepares work schedules to ensure that sufficient shift personnel are available for workload demands.
• Reviews dispatch operations to identify technical and operational training needs and recommend operational improvements.
• Needs to be familiar with the delivery areas and must be able to assist drivers in finding jobsites.
• Must be able to determine travel times to jobs and determine best plant locations to service jobs.
• Needs to be familiar with different truck capacities and abilities and plant loading capacities, and what products are available at the various plants and sites.
• Ensure that proper materials and adequate inventory levels are maintained at asphalt plants.
• Must accurately record, maintain, and review driver time cards, and log driver service hours.
• Prepares company employment records for new employees and other documentation as required.
• Ensures drivers follow company safety and environmental policies.
• Works with maintenance shops to schedule equipment repairs and services.
• Must be able and willing to work overtime when necessary.

The job duties described herein are not exhaustive and may be supplemented.

• Directly supervises 3 to 15 employees in the Trucking Department.
• 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.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of database software (Command Alkon); internet software; order processing systems; spreadsheet software and word processing software.

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. The employee must…