Recycling Plant Transportation Supervisor

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
About the Role
You'll supervise up to 8 drivers and 1 technician on set performance expectations, including safety, efficiency, compliance to policy/regulations daily, at multiple locations. You'll also be responsible for employee performance reviews and feedback, scheduling time off, employee grievances or complaints, pay changes and job responsibilities. Hours are about 6am - 4pm Mon - Fri averaging 45-55 hours per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.

• Organizes and schedules all necessary resources required to accomplish activities

• Coordinates daily operational needs with Maintenance team

• Conducts fleet evaluations to ensure maintenance standards are met.

• Ensures maintenance shops are adequately staffed and mechanics are properly trained.

• Ensures vehicle management systems are effectively utilized.

• Complies with and ensures adherence to WM's Mission to Zero standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient operations.

• Ensures the cleanliness and maintenance of the maintenance shops through regular inspections and preventive maintenance programs and 5S, Lean practices.

• Conducts and/or attends and contributes to regularly scheduled driver & maintenance/safety meetings to maintain favorable working relationships among all employees and promote maximum morale, productivity, and efficiency.

• Ensures safe and reliable vehicles are available to meet operational requirements

• Manages effective utilization of vehicle assets.

• Plans, distributes, monitors, and follows-up on schedules and route assignments to ensure customers are serviced per company standards and agreements

• Manages the end-of-day check-in process, capturing and communicating key service, safety, and equipment issues

• Monitors driver time and attendance, minimizing overtime and ensuring that drivers do not exceed limits established by regulatory agencies (e.g. DOT hours of service)

• Sets and monitors productivity, service, and safety targets for route and driver

• Promotes a union free atmosphere and where appropriate, establishes collaborative relations with unions

• Works with functional groups to resolve employee relations and labor relations issues

• Ensures that drivers comply with physicals, drug or alcohol tests, and training required by regulatory agencies

• Works with Safety and other functional groups to conduct Root Cause Investigations for all injuries and incidents, ensuring consistent discipline and retraining

• Establishes and maintains a clean, safe work environment in compliance with Company/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards

• Documents and maintains records required by regulatory agencies such as the Department of Transportation

• Reviews and audits documentation related to route operations on a daily basis (e.g., DVIRs, driver time and attendance, open tickets), following-up where appropriate

• Conducts and/or attends and contributes to periodic driver/safety meetings to maintain favorable working relationships among all employees and promote maximum morale, productivity, and efficiency

• Updates and submits required reports in a timely manner

What does it take to be a Transportation Supervisor?
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

• Education: Associate Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and two (2) years of relevant work experience.

• Experience: One (1) year of relevant work experience in transportation, logistics operations and/or fleet maintenance in which coaching, routing assessments and leading employees were requirements of the role (in addition to education requirement).

• Valid driver's license required.

Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the work day;

• You'll exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;

• You'll be in a physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements part of the work day;

• Normal setting for this job is: office setting and/or truck yard/landfill/outdoor.

About our Benefits
At WM, each eligible salaried employee receives a competitive total compensation package including:

• Industry leading health insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(K) + company match
• Life Insurance
• 100% Paid Tuition, Books, & Fees for 135+ education programs for you and your family
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Discount Programs 

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."

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