Transportation Manager at Daniels Sharpsmart Inc in Taylor, Michigan

Job Description:

At Daniels Health we have a new opportunity for an experienced Transportation Manager to join our team! We are looking to hire a hands-on and motivational leader for our Daniels' medical waste treatment facility in Taylor, MI who will provide personnel, route, and management support to Daniels drivers to ensure service is executed cost-effectively, efficiently, productively, and to the Daniels standard per our service agreements.


This role is Monday to Friday and a early morning start time of approximately 5am required!



Your role will involve:

• Provides daily pre-departure support; load trucks, double check manifests & routes, quality check transporters and brief employees, hold tail gate safety meeting with drivers weekly


• Ensures Drivers manage routing to ensure maximum productivity (includes keeping drivers within their assigned routes and raising issues where required)


• Maintains inter-departmental communication between our plant operations, sales, and field service teams


• Performs daily route debrief session to solve problems and manage customer service issues


• Manages driver conduct and performance including the facilitation of competence evaluations and performance reviews


• Coordinates vehicle servicing and rectification of equipment issues to improve vehicle performance as required


• Responsible for ensuring Driver compliance with Occupational Health and Safety legislation and principles


• Facilitates quality checks on all product unloaded and loaded into trucks pre and post trip


• Manages people operational costs by limiting overtime, keeping an ideal headcount to meet performance goals, and managing driver performance


• Fills in for drivers as needed to keep on track of scheduled routes

• A highly motivated leader with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service, whilst keeping tight control of operational efficiencies and cost reductions. A leader who understands that communication, accountability and personal example are the cornerstones of servant leadership and will be just as comfortable setting the example in transport as reviewing your P&L or planning a new customer rollout. Here's some of the skills and attributes that would make you a great fit candidate:


• 24 months of verifiable, related behind the wheel commercial driving experience


• Clean 10 year DMV (dated within last 30 days) - we want to ensure you value safe driving as much as we do!


• 3+ years in a management or supervisor position


• Works well with others and can motivate people you work with.


• Ability to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic and signals, respond to official questions, and be able to make legible entries on reports and records


• Ability and knowledge to safely load and properly block, brace, and secure the cargo


• Expert in rules of DOT, regulations, and log books


• Strong focus on Customer Service


• Proficient in Microsoft (Word, Excel, etc.)


• Possess (or obtain) a valid DOT medical certificate


• Good communication skills both written and verbal with record-keeping discipline


• Ability to work weekends, holidays or flex hours as needed by production demands


• Proven experience in improving processes and procedures