Supervisor, Transportation

Job Description

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

• Start Time

• Monday

• Thursday 9am

• 6 pm, Friday 10 am

• 7 pm

Position Purpose:

As a Transportation Supervisor, you will support all functions of the Transportation Department, with a focus on data analysis, route planning, and operational efficiency. You will also 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.

• Collaborating in the development and implementation of infrastructure and process guidelines.

• Driving efficiencies within the department and increase division performance against key metrics.

• Supporting with Shunting and Driver Check-in duties

• Discovering opportunities to improve routing operations and increase back-haul revenues.

• Promoting and managing safety at all levels of the operation

• Leading and conducting performance management to foster departmental growth of personnel.

• Completing paperwork such as: evaluations, accident/injury logs, and other reports and records.

• Collecting and analyzing data to evaluate department and individual performance.

• Using data to improve routing and equipment utilization

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Physical ability to handle objects, tools, and/or controls.

• Physical ability to lift, unload, and carry totes and bundles up to 30 lbs. repetitively and up to 60 lbs. occasionally, push up to 50 lbs., and move a dolly loaded with up to 250 lbs.

• Physical ability to stand for a significant period of time and walk continuously on occasion through 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 as determined by circumstances at accounts within assigned territory.

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Required Qualifications

Minimum of 2 years of logistics supervisory experience.

Data collection & management

Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

Ability to manage routing and distribution, and logistic computer software.

Ability to analyze, critically evaluate situations, and communicate effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to those with experience dealing directly with company/fleet drivers.

Possessing a Class AZ driver's license an asset

Food service/distribution experience would be an asset.

Multi-temp delivery/return logistics experience an asset.