Transportation Supervisor - Entry-Level Leadership Opportunity

Ready to step out of the cab and move into leadership? We are looking for a motivated candidate with hands-on foodservice or beverage delivery experience to join our team as a Transportation Supervisor. If you know the road and are ready to learn management, we are willing to train the right person! 

Why Join Us?

• Career Advancement: Transition into an exempt supervisory position with leadership training provided. 
• Best of Both Worlds: Manage daily local operations while keeping your driving skills sharp by running routes as needed. 
• Impactful Role: Work directly under the Director of Transportation to build a supportive, safety-focused culture for our drivers. 

What You’ll Do

• Driver Leadership: Build strong relationships with drivers, guiding their professional growth while maintaining high standards for safety, efficiency, and service. 
• Dispatch & Scheduling: Build weekly driver schedules and oversee daily local dispatching for local pickups and backhauls. 
• Tech & Troubleshooting: Assist drivers using tools like GeoTab, EPOD, and Hootboard, and handle after-hours problem solving. 
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure complete compliance with OSHA, DOT, local, state, and federal regulations. 
• Route Coverage: Occasionally run delivery routes when needed to keep operations running smoothly. 

What We Require

• Industry Experience: Foodservice delivery experience or an equivalent industry (e.g., beverage delivery). 
• Licensing & Clearance: Active Class A CDL, valid DOT Medical Card, and FMCSA Clearinghouse clearance. 
• Education & Computer Skills: High School Diploma or equivalent and basic proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Physical Capability: Ability to stand, drive, lift/move up to 75 lbs, and reach boxes consistently at a height of 5.5 feet. 
• Professional Attributes: Strong communication skills, self-directed work ethic, and a team-first customer service attitude. 

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Position: Transportation Supervisor

Department Local

Reports to: Director of Transportation

FLSA Status: Exempt

Overview

The Transportation Supervisor is responsible for building relationships with Company drivers while helping them grow as professionals. This position will create an environment that focuses on Safety, Efficiency, and Customer Satisfaction. Also while making sure to comply with all company policies with responsibility for ensuring all DOT, local, state, & federal regulations are followed.   

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining good relationship with all drivers;
• Responsible for setting high standards for Safety, Efficiency, and Customer Satisfaction while holding our drivers accountable;
• Responsible for maintaining the weekly schedule for the drivers; 
• Responsible for daily dispatching of local drivers for TDs, local pickups, backhauls, etc.;
• Occasionally run routes as needed;
• Helps to maintain GeoTab, EPOD, Hootboard, and any other technology meant to help drivers do their job more effectively and efficiently;
• Responsible for after hours problem solving;
• Complies with OSHA and DOT standards; 
• Acts in a stewardship capacity for the Company, works as a functional member of the team, has ability to self-direct and self-regulate work-day;
• Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Manages Conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
• Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Placement Criteria

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent, or 3-5 years in the field or in a related area, or suitable combination of education and relevant experience preferred;
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite;
• Class A CDL, Valid DOT Medical card and FMCSA Clearinghouse clearance. 
• Foodservice Delivery experience or equivalent relatable industry experience.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively and professionally, and provide exceptional service, both internally and externally at all times.
• All employees are expected to exhibit exemplary customer service skills, both with external customers, vendors, visitors, co-workers, and management staff. Their written and verbal communication skills should be concise and effective, they should aspire to excellence in both work and customer service, they should show courtesy to all they encounter while representing the Company. They are also expected to maintain an air of professionalism in their interpersonal relationships and personal grooming, exercise confidentiality concerning the affairs of the business, exhibit a willingness to learn, willingness to problem solve and willingness to step in to help others, and openly and actively participates in the direction of our Company. Scavuzzo’s views each of these traits as performance indicators, and employee appraisals reflect each of these attributes as an element of performance upon which employees are rated.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position the employee is regularly required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is consistently required to stand, walk, and drive or ride in a motor vehicle. The employee must consistently lift and/or move up to 75 lbs. and must be able to retrieve boxes consistently from a height of 5 ½ foot.