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Area Lead – Transportation
Job in
Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois, 61911, USA
Listed on 2026-09-14
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-14
Job specializations:
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Management
General Management, Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Oversee daily transportation activities across the area to meet safety, quality, scrap, and productivity goals
- Model, reinforce, and hold teammates accountable to safety practices, policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards
- Drive consistent application of safety, quality, cost, and 5S standards
- Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, teamwork, and mutual respect
- Monitor performance trends across areas and shifts, identify patterns, and recommend improvements
- Make real-time adjustments to staffing, processes, or priorities
- Demonstrate proficiency across department positions and support operational challenges
- Ensure accurate timekeeping and attendance records
- Support the Supervisor in coaching and developing teammates
- Communicate daily and weekly objectives, performance expectations, and company priorities
- Conduct performance conversations and contribute to development planning
- Document coaching and counseling
- Contribute to hiring, promotion, and discipline decisions or recommendations
- Develop knowledge of departmental leadership, goal-setting, performance management, and cross-functional coordination
- 2 or more years of experience leading a team of over the road drivers, dispatching, routing and scheduling of freight either OTR or Inter Modul
- 2 or more years of experience as an OTR driver
- Working knowledge of Samsara products
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Power BI)
- Experience in CDL hours of service and FMCSA regulations
- Ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times
Demonstrates strong leadership in overseeing transportation activities, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and productivity standards while fostering a culture of accountability and teamwork. Proficient in performance management, coaching, and operational adjustments to optimize team effectiveness.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Team Leadership
- Safety Policy Implementation
- Performance Management
- Samsara Products Knowledge
- CDL Hours of Service Compliance
- Over The Road (OTR) Driving
- Dispatching
- Routing
- Scheduling
- Performance Monitoring
- Timekeeping
- Coaching
- Development Planning
- 5S Standards Application
- FMCSA Regulations Knowledge
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Inclusion
- Mutual Respect
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power BI)
- Samsara Products
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