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Transportation Supervisor
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- Minimum of 2 years of logistics supervisory experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Job Description
We Deliver the Goods:
As a Transportation Supervisor, you will support all functions of the Transportation Department, with a focus on day to day driver management. Specifically, you will contribute to the management of drivers, routes, deliveries, maintenance, security and safety, and other transportation-related functions to create direct contributions to the division and to customers’ experiences. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to continuously build better processes, manage daily operations, and instill a culture of innovation.
Primary Responsibilities:
We Deliver the Goods:
- Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more
- Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North America’s food distribution system
- Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
As a Transportation Supervisor, you will support all functions of the Transportation Department, with a focus on day to day driver management. Specifically, you will contribute to the management of drivers, routes, deliveries, maintenance, security and safety, and other transportation-related functions to create direct contributions to the division and to customers’ experiences. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to continuously build better processes, manage daily operations, and instill a culture of innovation.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensuring application of safety, accident-prevention standards, methods, and procedures.
- Drive Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) such as on-time delivery, driver case scan percentage, and accident frequency.
- Take feedback from drivers to improve our customers’ delivery experience.
- Assist managers with overall day-to-day administration of transportation and delivery functions, which may include calculating driver payroll, reviewing driver trip logs and expense reports, and identifying and resolving problems.
- Ensure drivers fulfill duties safely by monitoring vehicle safety and safety systems (Samsara), safe usage of ramps and handcarts, and safe lifting and product-handling practices.
- Leading and conducting performance management conversations to foster departmental growth of personnel.
- Rides with drivers for training and/or evaluation purposes.
- Completing paperwork such as: evaluations, accident/injury logs, HOS logs, and other reports and records.
- Collecting and analyzing data to evaluate department and individual performance.
- Physical ability to handle objects, tools, and/or controls.
- Physical ability to lift, unload, and carry totes and bundles up to 30lbs repetitively and up to 60lbs occasionally, push up to 50lbs, and move a dolly loaded with up to 250lbs.
- Physical ability to stand for a significant period of time and walk continuously on occasion.
- Physical ability to occasionally bend, kneel, or reach may be required on occasion.
- Exposure to a variety of environmental conditions: weather, temperature, lighting, and noise.
- Minimum of 2 years of logistics supervisory experience.
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree.
- Ability to manage routing and distribution, and logistic computer software.
- Ability to analyze and critically evaluate situations.
- Ability to effectively communicate.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee day-to-day transportation and delivery operations, including driver management, routing, safety, maintenance, and delivery performance. Monitor KPIs and department data, support administrative tasks and performance conversations, and train or evaluate drivers through ride-alongs.
Requirements
Requires at least two years of logistics supervisory experience and a high school diploma or GED. Candidates must be able to manage routing and distribution using logistics software, analyze situations critically, and communicate effectively.
Skills
- Transportation Operations
- Driver Management
- Route Management
- Distribution
- Logistics Software
- Safety Management
- Accident Prevention
- KPI Monitoring
- Performance Management
- Payroll Administration
- Trip Log Review
- Expense Report Review
- Data Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Driver Training
Benefits
- Health And Wellness Benefits
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Direct Drug Card
- Scholarship Opportunities For Associates' Children
- Paid Time Off
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Categories
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Management & Leadership
- Security & Safety
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Driver Management
- Routing
- Distribution
- Delivery Operations
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Safety Standards
- Accident Prevention
- Key Performance Indicators
- On-Time Delivery
- Case Scan Percentage
- Accident Frequency
- Samsara
- Driver Payroll
- Trip Logs
- Expense Reports
- Performance Management
- Driver Training
- Evaluations
- Accident And Injury Logs
- Hours Of Service Logs
- Data Analysis
- Customer Experience
- Product Handling
- High School Diploma
- GED