Transportation Program Specialist - Glens Falls, NY

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Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else its as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the worlds largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters where success is measured in people helped communities made whole and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good youll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your lifes work with an ongoing mission thats bigger than all of us. As you care for others youre cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Were looking for a Transportation Specialist based out of our Great Falls location to coordinate the movement of life-saving blood products across our this vital role youll schedule and dispatch both paid and volunteer drivers manage transportation logistics and ensure timely safe deliveries to hospitals and facilities.

Youll also support the implementation of departmental programs assist with remote team building for employees and volunteers and gather feedback from end customers to continuously improve addition youll participate in volunteer engagement activities and eventshelping to build and energize a compassionate mission-driven team.

If youre organized service-minded and passionate about making a difference join uswhere your career is a force for good.

Key Responsibilities:

Coordinate and schedule deliveries and shuttles including empty box pickups utilizing vendors/volunteers and ARC paid couriers based on the most economical and cost-effective means.
Coordinate pickups of collected products (time-sensitive and non-time sensitive) from mobiles fixed sites and staging sites utilizing the most economical and cost-effective means. Make proactive adjustments to routes on an as needed basis due to inclement weather major traffic issues and special events etc.
Schedule and supervise volunteers and work with volunteer Manager to increase volunteer base. Participate in/plan local volunteer recognition events.
Engage volunteers as equal team members with specific responsibilities. Support the workforce engagement team; assist with the training and skill development of volunteers to enable mission delivery.
Interact with internal and external customers to provide updates/status. Monitor electronic manifest to provide tracking of couriers and deliveries to customers. Perform Connect activities to ensure that we are responding in real time to provide better service to our customers.
Work with supply management group and contracting as needed.
Evaluate and ensure the proper vehicle needs are being met for the site and coordinate the request with the Fleet Coordinator. Work with Fleet for vehicle needs.
Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal State and local regulations.
Standard Schedule: Mon-Friday. Standard day shift hours typically 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; is on-call may work unscheduled hours/days and weekends travel up to 25% within the region.

The salary range for this position is: $/year

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education: High School diploma or equivalent required associate or bachelors degree is a plus.
Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of related experience
A valid drivers license and clean DMV record is required.
Ability to work on a team. Ability to coordinate staff and volunteer activities. Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
Proven track record of collaboration with diverse groups and individuals managing multiple priorities facilitation problem solving marketing leadership and partnership management.
Additionally this position requires ability for planning public speaking project management and process improvement. Individual must be customer oriented organized and able to operate with an orientation toward solutions with an external focus and team orientation.
Intermediate level proficiency with MS Office software including Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook. Familiarity with federal state and local employment laws.
Travel: Travel may be required. For positions applicable to Disaster Services deployment to disaster operations outside the assigned region is required.
WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:

Prior experience working with volunteer staff
Experience with TMS RCD
Physical Requirements: Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Physical requirements may include the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. squatting push or pull heavy weights up and down ramps and stairs good manual dexterity the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and adapt to long irregular hours and frequent schedule changes is required. At the American Red Cross we conduct many mobile blood drives at businesses schools and many other locations.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

Medical Dental Vision plans
Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
401K with up to 6% match
Paid Family Leave
Employee Assistance
Disability and Insurance: Short Long Term
Service Awards and recognition