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SalaryFTL Transportation, a division of Holly Poultry, has been providing poultry and provisions to the Baltimore area for more than 60 years. Today, Holly Poultry's geographic reach has expanded across the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast, selling to a wide variety of customers from small intercity grocery stores to national restaurant chains and food service distributors. Hollys rapidly growing business supports customers nationwide.
Transportation Manager for Class A and Class B Drivers - Regional Routes
The Transportation Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the transportation function in a fast-paced, customer-oriented environment, including selection of qualified drivers, routing, driving, safety, fleet maintenance, customer/driver relationships, and DOT and OSHA compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure strict compliance with DOT, environmental, and GMP policies and procedures for FTL transportation.
- Develops, leads, and executes continuous improvement activities i.e., safety, cost/efficiency, and engagement.
- Act as an intermediary between the transportation department and the sales department.
- Foster open communication with department heads.
- Collaborate with Human Resources to recruit and hire qualified CDL A and B truck drivers.
- Possess knowledge of investigation audits and procedures.
- Respond to and resolve customer complaints, including immediate problem-solving, coordinating response with appropriate departments.
- Troubleshoot routing and delivery issues and follow up with drivers throughout the day.
- Analyze standard routes on an ongoing basis to determine more efficient routes.
- Review driver feedback on routes to make any feasible changes to the order/sequence of current routes.
- Monitor trip, dispatch logs, and vehicle monitoring software for conformance with schedules and direct preparation and retention of dispatch and vehicle operation records and reports.
- Lead effort to improve fleet/equipment utilization, maintenance availability and fuel efficiency.
- Build a strong working relationship with equipment vendors.
- Demonstrate leadership skills, project administration, strategic planning, and excellent record-keeping.
- Ensure vehicles are clean and meet maintenance standards and requirements.
- Counsel drivers and transportation employees, as needed, to improve performance and adherence to company policies.
- Uphold cleanliness standards in work areas.
- Always adhere to proper GMP.
- Schedule and facilitate safety meetings monthly and driver meetings quarterly.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed - This manager will need to be able to cover multiple jobs and provide support when night or day staff is out of the office.
- Perform all other duties as required by the executive leadership team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
- 5+ years in a direct management role mentoring and coaching drivers daily
- Class A commercial license a plus.
- Working knowledge of current DOT/CSA laws
- Experience with refrigerated food shipping and delivery requirements is a plus!
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be detail oriented with good follow-up skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Must be able to multitask and handle a busy workload to meet strong deadlines.
- Intermediate computer skills in a Windows environment
- Working knowledge of Co-Pilot and Samsara preferred
- Promote safety in all areas of operation.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed and able to be on call 24 hours a day to respond to emergencies.
- Union experience is a plus!
- Candidate must successfully pass post-offer pre employment drug screen and background screen.
Holly Poultry, Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
