Operations Supervisor - Night Shift - Transportation (Supply Chain/Logistics)
Company: Penske
Location: Faribault
Posted on: September 26, 2024
Job Description:
Are you an energetic and team-oriented leader focused on commitment
to customers, dedication to excellence and innovation? Do you have
a proven ability to supervise processes as well as activities and
tasks? Do have a demonstrated ability and desire to succeed, grow,
learn, and apply new skills? Do you a have proven record to
motivate, engage, coach, and communicate with team members? Do you
have a demonstrated ability to drive process improvement and lead
change? Penske Logistics is seeking a proven leader with relevant
experience and skills to join our team of transportation and
logistics professionals. We are seeking a candidate to supervise
drivers at one of our locations. The Operations Supervisor provides
direction at a single location, leading staff to ensure customer
requirements are achieved while meeting our Penske goals and
objectives. Schedule: Wednesday-Saturday 5:00PM-5:00AM Supporting:
30 Drivers Experience: Transportation background, strong
communicator, goal oriented, detail oriented, demonstrated
leadership skills Salary: $65,000-$70,000 annually and bonus
eligible up to 12% of base salary. In addition to your base salary,
you will receive a bi-weekly shift differential of $205.00 because
you are working a third shift ($5330.00 annually). Position
Summary: Provide operational leadership to individual contributors
and hourly workforce to ensure the execution of daily tasks and
activities including driver deliveries, loading/unloading of
trailers, and customer service operations in a manner consistent
with company services and cost objectives. Supervises most
processes directly including people, systems, customer needs,
equipment, etc.workforce and equipment scheduling. Responsible for
performance management of direct reports. making corrective action
and disciplinary decisions up to written warning level. Involved in
the hiring process and customer meetings as necessary. Major
Responsibilities: People
- Establish and sustain that all supervisors and associates are
trained and competent and understand how their work relates to the
customers' business objectives
- Establish and sustain that performance standards are
communicated that are specific and measurable
- Interview hourly associates and provide recommendations for
hire
- Monitor attendance, productivity, and other performance
standards and provide coaching and counseling to associates
- Motivate and engage associates by focusing on team
accomplishments and recognition Operations
- Supervise logistics operations including customer service,
freight loading and unloading, dispatch and proper documentation
and procedure control
- Conduct team meetings
- Evaluate and recommend changes in preferred work methods to
increase productivity of dispatch operations. Assist in new
associate training
- Provide relief coverage for operational duties when associates
utilize time-off or are absent from the shift
- Have a thorough working knowledge of the site's operating
systems in order to ensure operational compliance and correct
exception resolution
- Complete all necessary records and reports in a timely and
accurate fashion Finance
- Ensure compliance with financial policies & procedures such as
tracking MPG, returns, damages, etc.
- Understand the relationship between decision-making and
profitability
- Closely manage associates' working hours and activities to
minimize overtime and to meet or exceed productivity targets Safety
- Ensure day-to-day management and associate activities are
aligned with the location safety strategy
- Provide associates with communication, training, feedback, and
direction to ensure safe performance
- Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies and
company policies and procedures
- Conduct safety observations Growth / Customer Experience
- Understand the location-specific customer goals & objectives
and work to meet and exceed these expectations daily
- Ensure the customer knows that we are committed to helping them
meet their objectives
- Determine areas that could benefit from Continuous Improvement
efforts Fleet/Assets
- Properly plan work assignments to ensure effective use of fleet
equipment
- Work with hourly associates to ensure they understand safe and
efficient operation of equipment
- Work with vendors to ensure equipment is maintained
- Work with Penske Truck Leasing to ensure schedule of
preventative maintenance is complete
- Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor Job
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated leadership qualities with strong interpersonal
skills and have the ability to connect, build rapport and maintain
solid relationships with associates, Company leadership, internal
and external customers.
- Must have ability to work efficiently and independently with
strong time management and organizational skills
- Strong written/oral communication skills and the ability to
actively listen are required
- Ability to manage through a problem, think critically, and make
decisions independently
- Ability to drive process improvement and lead change
- Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel,
Outlook and PowerPoint required
- Must demonstrate ownership & responsibility to run the
operation with a sense of urgency
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function
of the job
- Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule,
work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment
application, submit to a background investigation (to include past
employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening
required. Physical Requirements:
- The physical and mental demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an associate to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally
and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information;
and remember and understand certain instructions or
guidelines.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be
required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently
required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with
hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift
and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
the ability to adjust focus. Penske is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. Job Category: Logistics/Supply Chain Job Function:
Logistics & Supply Chain Job Family: Operations Address: 4201
Bagley Avenue Primary Location: US-MN-Faribault Employer: Penske
Logistics LLC Req ID: 2412094
Keywords: Penske, Minneapolis , Operations Supervisor - Night Shift - Transportation (Supply Chain/Logistics), Professions , Faribault, Minnesota
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