Transportation Manager

About This Role

This supervisory role leads a fast-paced transportation team, ensuring critical deliveries run smoothly and safely. It focuses on people, performance, and precision, making it suitable for a logistics leader who can motivate teams, resolve issues, and maintain operations in a 24/7 environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct day-to-day transportation functions, including work assignments for facility transportation supervisors and clerical staff, to meet or exceed department standards for efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness
• Establish and communicate department goals, monitoring employee performance to ensure they are met or exceeded
• Provide training, development, and performance evaluations for department staff; work with Human Resources on department hiring to ensure selection of qualified employees
• Direct the completion of routing, manpower, and equipment schedules to meet organizational KPIs
• Coordinate daily and monthly repairs and preventative maintenance for all tractors and trailers with Penske for safety, to minimize downtime, and to comply with DOT and other Federal and State transportation and safety regulations for all GSF distribution centers
• Develop, audit, and manage the budget and operations costs to ensure efficient operations
• Obtain, analyze, and recommend equipment specifications, quotes, and procurement for essential department equipment to ensure effective use of operating funds
• Perform other related and assigned duties as necessary

Requirements

• 3+ years of transportation or food distribution experience, including supervisory roles
• Working knowledge of DOT regulations, driver safety, routing software, and logistics reporting
• Strong leadership and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal teams, drivers, and external partners
• Work in a temperature-controlled warehouse (dry, chill, and freezer zones)
• Ability to travel as needed and work onsite in a 24/7 operation

Nice to have:

• Bachelor's degree preferred; management or operations-related fields a plus
• Experience working in unionized environments strongly preferred

Benefits

• Weekly pay (every Friday)
• Health, dental, and vision benefits available after 30 days
• 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and more
• Company-provided uniforms and work shoes

Important Details

• Schedule: Full-time, on-site supervisory role, supports a 24/7 operation with flexibility required for evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed; days/flexible for business needs

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