Transportation Manager

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better. The position is responsible for maintaining production standards to meet customer’s requirements, which duties include scheduling, communication, productivity, labor controls and efficiency standards. Must ensure quality and customer service is maintained at the highest level on a daily basis.

Target Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000

On‑site

Location:

236 Vanderpool St, Newark NJ 07114

• Paid time off
• 401k, with company match
• Company-sponsored life insurance
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles

• Coordinates services between the kitchen and drivers, while controlling activities on the receiving dock
• Creates assignments for team drivers and assignments to flights
• Checks dock area to ensure employees have all required equipment and that trucks leave according to schedule dock departure
• Creates labor forecasts
• Ensures all teams are catering correct aircraft and flights
• Ensures employees are in compliance with safety procedures
• Assists teams with late flights and equipment changes
• Responsible for getting information from other airlines for service
• Maintains radio contact with superintendent, meal planner and leads during operation.

• Education:
  
  High School degree or GED required Some college preferred.
• Work Experience:
  
  Must have 3-5 years of supervisory/management experience Experience with scheduling and forecasting labor preferred In-flight catering experience or experience in a high-volume food service industry highly desirable Must have strong and effective leadership skills and have successfully managed a staff of 20-30 Current or previous labor relations experience is a plus.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  (Certification, Licenses and Registration) Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing priority Candidate should be comfortable with all levels of employees and have the ability to drive positive program change Must be innovative in making changes to the operation as needed to further improve the work environment and unit performance Basic computer skills required Possess strong organizational, analytical, communication and leadership.
• Language / Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Bi‑lingual is a plus

• Geographic Responsibility:
  Unit
• Type of Employment:
  Full-time
• Travel %:
  Up to 10%
• Exemption Classification:
  Exempt
• Internal Relationships:
  Unit employees
• External Relationships:
  Customers

• Regularly stands, walks, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts of 10+ hour
• In a normal production kitchen facility there may be physical discomfort due to temperature and noise
• Ability to lift, push, pull or maneuver 50-75 lbs
• Ability to work outdoors 75-80% of the time
• Ability to work at heights at or above 50 feet.

Direct Line Manager (Title):
Dir, Transport or General Manager
Number of Direct Reports: varies by unit size (up to 150+)
Estimated Total Size of Team: up to 150+ gategroup

• Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
• Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People
• Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
• Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus

Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Passion, Responsibility and Respect. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:
Excellence We put the customer at the forefront of everything we do, taking time to understand their needs, wishes and desires. We constantly learn by giving and receiving feedback, improving from our mistakes and bettering ourselves. Passion Hospitality, in its purest form, comes down to a single, core principle: care. We do everything with thoughtfulness,…