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Jobing Description
GENERAL PURPOSE:
Under direct supervision of the Director of Operations, directs activities related to dispatching, routing, maintenance and tracking of transportation vehicles for Howco Environmental Services.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILTIES:
Plan, organize and manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer or shipper complaints.
Serve as contact person for all subordinate staff and will respond to subordinate staff requests and needs in a timely fashion. (for the purpose of this responsibility, "timely" will be defined as minutes/hours not days/weeks/months)
Implement schedules and policy changes.
Collaborate with other managers and staff members in order to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
Monitor operations to ensure that drivers comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules and DOT regulations.
Analyze routing reports daily to ensure drivers are performing task as required.
Analyze routing reports and driver reports daily to identify deficiencies and suggest improvements.
Promote safe work activities by conducting driver safety audits, driver safety meetings, and meeting with individual drivers as needed to improve.
Direct and coordinate activities of the transportation department in order to obtain use of equipment, facilities, and human resources.
Coordinate with Fleet Maintenance department performing repairs and maintenance to equipment, vehicles, and facilities to ensure equipment issues are resolved and ready for use as needed.
Conduct investigations to determine causes of transportation accidents and to improve safety procedures.
Analyze expenditures and other financial information in order to develop plans, policies, and budgets for increasing profits and improving services.
Conduct new hire and/or employee orientations.
Maintain Driver Qualification files
Perform related duties as required.
Ability to coordinate programs, prepare reports and maintain accurate records.
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
Skills / Requirements
Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required. Proficient computer skills – Microsoft environment. i.e., outlook, excel spreadsheets, Word, etc.
Direction of transportation department requires prior transportation and maintenance knowledge as well as advanced interpersonal and supervisory skills. This is normally acquired by five to ten plus years of transportation experience which includes supervisory/management responsibility.
Must have knowledge of DOT, EPA, DEP regulatory requirements.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT USED
Computer, including word processing, spreadsheets, phone, fax and copy machine.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, walk, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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