FarmArt Produce Hiring for Transportation Manager at Folcroft, PA Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Manages equipment, repairs, and routine maintenance etc
• Lease negotiation
• Vehicle inspections
• Fueling, Ezpass and GPS tracking and admin (set up alerts for speeding, stop times, and geo fences, discipline as needed)
• Uniforms
• Monitors drivers’ hours and keeps it fair
• Communicating with drivers regarding pick-ups and drop-offs, delays, emergencies, and other relevant information
• Closely monitor driver performance via the use of available technology and other control features
• Review driver logs and paperwork to ensure accuracy and adherence to policy and Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Driver meetings quarterly
• Post-accident requirements
• Routes efficiently
• All drivers have proper qualifications
• Monitor and transportation costs
• Conduct regular audits on equipment/routes
• Keep detailed organized records of vehicles, schedules, and MVR verification
• Stay up to date on safety regulations
• Motivate, direct, coach and develop a diverse, high performing and engaged team to meet established goals and build organizational capability.
• Inspires team to high levels of achievement through positive reinforcement and persuasive messages.
• Recruit, interview, road test, hire and train as needed
• Analyze routes monthly and sooner if needed to accommodate
• Schedule maintenance (repairs and cleaning) as needed
• Build new routes, maintain current routes
• Work with HR to follow up on accidents/claims
• Hires/terminates/disciplines/evaluates drivers 3 months and yearly in conjunction with HR
• Create training guide for drivers/temps/new hires
• Create and administer two-week drivers’ schedules
• Schedule temps as needed
• Random truck check
• Fill in on route as needed or call on Sales team to execute route
• Create weekly route analysis costs (total miles traveled, total fuel costs, total driver man hours, total truck expenses)
• Submit equipment repair authorizations to truck vendors, review maintenance bills and authorize to be paid
• Meet with drivers upon return, review VIRs and driver manifests as drivers return, verify stop order, length of time at stop,etc
• Log parking tickets and violations
• Runs monthly DOT violation s to investigate any new ones
• Check-in drivers at end of routes completing returns and refusals and missings
• Renew registrations
• Send mileage and reefer hours to penske before the 25th of each month
• Deal with driver in-transit and delivery issues, Update CS and sales about delivery issues
• Point of contact for drivers for check pick-ups, product pickups, directions, etc
• Follow up on go over credits, make sure they return keys, hand trucks
• Other tasks related to deliveries, trucks, drivers, as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person