Transportation Manager

About the Opportunity

W.B. Mason Company is seeking a hands-on Transportation Manager with the ability to understand and grow the transportation department into an efficient and effective department.

Manages:

-Class A Drivers

The Transportation Manager will plan direct and coordinate all facets of the transportation operations at W. B. Mason Co. Inc.

Exciting Benefits of a W.B. Mason Career:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans with $0 deductible (in-network) for all plans with various plan designs to meet you and your familys needs
• Company-paid Cell Phone Plan with unlimited text talk and data; add a family member for only $55/month per line!
• Superior Dental / Vision coverage FSAs free EAP Company-paid life insurance 401(k) and more!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct activities related to dispatching routing and tracking transportation vehicles.
• Plan organize and manage the work of transportation team of transport drivers to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
• Direct investigations to verify and resolve internal and external customer or shipper complaints.
• Implement efficient dispatch schedule consistent with FMCSA guidelines and organizational policies
• Ensure department is compliant with all DOT and other Federal and State Transportation Agencies. This should be checked regularly.
• Manage daily logs to verify drivers complete a pre-trip truck inspection and comply with HOS.
• Train drivers to perform at required standards
• Professional. Courteous in clean and tidy uniform
• Delivery is made with accuracy
• Product is checked correctly at customer
• Proper paperwork is signed by customer
• Driver calls with any returned product
• Driver Check-in Process is accurate
• Driver returns with paperwork
• Returns Coordinator verifies all invoices are accounted for
• Any missing product is researched and a shortage reason must be determined
• Ryder/Penske
• Rydesmart -Tracking software supplied through Ryder that must be utilized daily.
• Are trucks off route
• Is the timing between stops reasonable
• Are trucks abiding the speed limit
• Manage all 3rd Party logistics

• Review and approve monthly Ryder bills
• Monitor and approve truck maintenance
• Handle truck break downs and bill backs to Ryder
• Communicate with Ryder weekly Transportation Manager
• Verify trucks have updated inspection and registration stickers
• Routing
• Full understanding and ownership of the entire routing.
• Understand the system process of routing
• Knowledge of customers and delivery request time
• Verifying trucks are loaded correctly to ease the process of delivery
• Maximize truck space and cube out
• Time sensitive and must be completed by deadline
• Shipping
• Verify all daily truck departures
• Understand the required paperwork and system process for shipping product
• Accountability for missing product that was loaded on truck
• Backhauls
• Work with purchasing for scheduling daily backhauls
• Understand the vendors and the hours of operation
• Be aware of the challenges involved with backhauls.
• Other tasks and special assignments on an as need basis.
• Must be accessible at all times.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Enjoy working in a fast paced high volume environment
• Excellent Communication Skills Experience with Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Relational database experience (MS Access MS SQL)

Education and/or Experience

• BS/BA degree or equivalent
• 3-5 years experience
• CDL A license preferred

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to stand walk speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands/fingers for data entry and filing. The employee must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.

W.B. Mason Company Inc. will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact us at .

We value and encourage diversity all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability Transportation Manager protected veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. W.B. Mason is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

Required Experience:

Manager