Transportation Supervisor

Transportation Supervisor

We are looking for a Transportation Supervisor for our Houston warehouse.

Overview:

Mr. Greens has proudly grown into one of the largest privately-owned produce distributors in Florida. With deliveries 365-days a year, 7-days a week and multiple runs per day, Mr. Greens has set the gold standard for service. Mr. Greens serves a large variety of clients, including restaurants, hotels, country clubs, caterers, grocery stores and retail outlets.

Summary:

The Transportation Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day transportation operations. This includes driver management, load planning, and customer service functions needed to ensure customer satisfaction. The operational functions include revenue generation, safety, and equipment maintenance monitoring.

Accountabilities:

• Coordinates and supervises the activities of drivers to insure productivity of both drivers and equipment.
• Effectively and efficiently maintains a system that will educate and train a professional driver regarding safety, hours of service, customer satisfaction (on time of service), productivity and compliance with company policy and procedures.
• Maintain constant communication with drivers through various communication devices with focus on driver utilization and retention.
• Review load assignments made by customer service to determine if obtainable.
• Actively participates in hiring, on-boarding, orientation, training and coaching of delivery drivers
• Coordinate to ensure that scheduled maintenance of vehicles occurs on a timely basis, Pre and Post Inspections.
• Conducts Road Test on all driver candidate in the hiring process.
• Answers ETAs for Sales Team.
• Ensures the proper driver audits are performed and maintains appropriate records in accordance with DOT requirements.
• Coach Drivers – Review Lytx Points.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience with routing and driver scheduling. Exp with Omnitracs Routing System is a plus.
• Proficient computer skills; knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan, organize and execute at a high level.
• Food delivery industry experience preferred.
• Available to work weekends.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment:

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.

• This position works in an office environment with moderate to high noise levels.
• Individual sits for long periods of time while operating a keyboard and communicating via telephone.
• May involve standing/walking as needed primarily on a level surface throughout the day.
• May include lifting things up to 60+ pounds, on occasion.

Benefits:

• Referral program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Disability insurance
• Paid holidays

Mr. Greens is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.