Transportation Supervisor

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Facility:
Seattle Dist. Center

Location:

Fife, Washington, United States

Workplace Type:
Onsite

Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce.

The Transportation Supervisor is responsible for routing and managing the day-to-day transportation operations for our distribution centers.

This is an onsite position at our Fife, WA Distribution Center.

Shift

Schedule:

Onsite Monday
- Friday 8 am– 4:30 pm, with flexibility based on the needs of the business. This role also requires up to 15% travel based on business needs.

• Responsible for hiring of all transportation team members including all proper documentation completed and processed.
• Always ensure compliance of all driver DQF records
• Responsible for monitoring and auditing all driver logbooks (elogs) to be sure they are maintained as required by Dawn Foods Policy and the DOT.
• Create and maintain a safety culture that ensures all safety policy and requirements are being enforced and followed, including scheduling and planning quarterly driver safety meetings.
• Understand and follow IFS standards.
• Schedule and plan quarterly driver safety meetings
• Ensure all required vehicle documentations are completed and current.
• Ensure all vehicles are being maintained in safe operation condition by ensuring required documentation such as Daily Damage Report Sheet, and VCR are completed. Build professional relationships with local maintenance vendors to ensure timely and effective service to fleet.
• Ensure that all vehicles are maintained and clean.
• Coordinates pickup and delivery schedules for truck drivers.
• Coordinate schedules with Operations, Procurement, and Sales to best satisfy customer’s needs.
• Coordinate LTL and FULL load deliveries with outside carriers when required. Make contacts with LTL carriers and have competitive price quotes available.
• Investigate customers’ complaints involving such matters as damaged items, driver performance, and delays in shipment, and make necessary adjustments.
• Have working knowledge of Descartes, Lytx/Drivecam and Geotab and direct the activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking transportation vehicles in addition to daily coaching on driver habits/safety concerns.
• Investigate and report all MV accidents and work injuries involving Dawn drivers as required.
• Follow all procedures stated in the program.
• Direct the activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking vehicles.
• Responsible for adherence to company policy and procedures of daily activity to ensure all employee and DOT laws are followed.
• Coordinate Transportation Department requests for vacation, days off, suggestions, or safety concerns.
• Other duties or assignments as needed.
• Demonstrates the “Dawn Values” of Team Dawn and supports the Circle of Excellence.

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Two (2) years of transportation management experience with a full understanding of FMCSA and DOT Regulations.
• Experience leading or overseeing domicile-based driver teams
• Ability to effectively communicate both in written and oral form.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other Dawn people.
• Training and experience in problem‑solving and…