Transport Yard Supervisor - Wellington

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Manage facility, supervise and oversee 24/7 daily operations for the remote Transport exchange yard and drivers through organizing and monitoring workflow and staff. Oversees the creation and scheduling of daily store deliveries, ensuring efficiencies and compliance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

60% - Oversee all aspects of yard operations and drivers, ensuring the yard receives, accurately documents, and distributes products in an efficient and timely manner:

Manage daily workload, workforce planning, and assignment of responsibilities based on employee skills and qualifications; make adjustments to staff assignments based on workload and staffing

Responsible for regulatory compliance as set forth by DOT and FMCSA

Oversee and monitor work performed by staff to ensure work is performed safely and correctly, monitor progress on all aspects of work

Responsible for documenting and evaluating shift/staff metrics, safety, workforce planning and projections for future and seasonal needs

Responsible for ensuring equipment is maintained in a safe and satisfactory condition. Including but not limited to all vehicle maintenance.

Responsible for scheduling and/or performing regularly scheduled and/or unplanned maintenance on equipment as required.

Responsible for ensuring facilities and systems are maintained in a safe and fully functioning condition.

Purchase, maintain, and manage small tools and supplies

Manage vendor relationships

Store merchandise drop, via, and transfer management

30% - Manage, monitor and assess departmental staff:

Oversee training, support, and evaluation of all direct reports

Responsible for interviewing and hiring staff, ensuring proper staffing levels

Review all staff performance through coaching, annual performance evaluations, and corrective action, if necessary

Responsible for professional development of Lead, if applicable; providing support and motivation through coaching, training, and monitoring

Safety investigation and communications

Administrative duties including onboarding, systems management (i.e all office, tractor, and shop computer, camera, and security systems), and all other HR related requirements

10% - Perform other duties as assigned or required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Educational/Experience Requirements:

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

Demonstrated experience in the LS Transport Department operations

Prefer a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the LS Transport Department; prior experience in a similar field may be substituted for departmental experience

Required Technical Skills/Knowledge:

Certified to operate shift related equipment

Acquire and maintain CDL highly preferred

Ability to demonstrate strong leadership skills

Strong knowledge of LS Transport processes, computer programs and equipment

Acquire and maintain CPR and first aid certification

General Knowledge and Abilities:

This position requires forward thinking, adaptability, above average judgment, the ability to formulate and execute unproven solutions, and the ability to recognize and swiftly execute adjustments to ever changing requirements. In addition this position may be required to manage numerous unfamiliar situations without close support, influence, or collaboration.

Analytical Skills : Excellent analytical skills to identify root cause and corrective actions

Communication : The ability to communicate information clearly and politely (both verbally and in writing) while ensuring that the quality and content of the message are relevant to the circumstances. This includes the ability to draft, proofread, and send written communications effectively. This also includes the ability and willingness to carefully listen to others by asking appropriate questions and avoiding interruptions

Confidentiality : Ability to work confidently, effectively and with discretion with all proprietary information

Customer Service : Excellent phone and people skills to support inquiries

Flexibility : Willingness to work in an ever-changing environment with the ability to positively adapt to organizational, process, and technology changes

Leadership : The ability to manage, motivate and grow employees to ensure successful completion of work tasks and projects to achieve organizational goals and objectives. This includes the ability to encourage teamwork; delegate authority and provide direction; set and communicate performance expectations; monitor employee performance against expectations; and coach and develop employees using instruction, personal guidance and example, and constructive feedback

Multitasking : Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment and move quickly from one task to another, while utilizing time effectively to plan and accomplish goals

Organization : Ability to manage work assignments through prioritization, paying attention to detail, and optimal time management

Safety : Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring the work area for safety hazards; monitoring, identifying, and correcting unsafe work procedures or conditions; reporting safety issues to next-level management or safety committee; participating on safety committees and/or attending safety meetings; and following Company policies and hazardous energy and materials procedures, and reporting violations

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Ability to remain in a stationary position at least 70% of the time. This position requires the ability to frequently move around the yard to monitor activities the remainder of the time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: Primarily inside activities; not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions or changes in temperature. May be exposed to outside and adverse conditions with changes in temperature on an occasional basis.