Transportation Manager
11 days ago
Jersey City
About the Role \n \n The Transportation Manager will manage all Transportation Operations and bin placement throughout a large or multiple sub-regions, ensuring the safe and efficient transportation of materials to and from sites in accordance with company requirements. \n \n Pay range and compensation package \n \n Pay Rate: 115,000-125,000, Bonus Eligible. \n \n Responsibilities \n \n\n • Manage all Transportation operations for your region.\n, • Manage the team’s safety and DOT compliance, and ensure Sims University is completed on time.\n, • Hold weekly driver’s meetings, along with one-on-one meetings as needed.\n, • Review Teletrac Navman videos and alerts, and review findings with drivers in group and individual settings.\n, • Registration of new assets with the DMV, along with filing tax paperwork as needed; permitting, IFTA filing quarterly, 2290 filing annually, IRP filing annually, MCS 150 filing biennially, overweight permits, and/or working with our vendor TRC for these tasks & responsibilities.\n, • Handle any incidents or issues with trucking (broken windshields, scrap falling out of trailers, accidents, rollovers).\n, • Execution of capital expenditures.\n, • Review what is needed for replacement of assets approaching their end of life and work with commercial/operations for what is needed for the demand or growth of the business to keep up with requests.\n, • Work with Business Partners on CER’s, Capex, budget, spending, and forecasting large expenses.\n, • Handles compliance issues: my COI, MSA, DQ (personnel) files, DVIR logs.\n, • Handles transportation trade issues, payments to haulers via Ratelinx.\n, • Handles regional freight rate matrix and fuel surcharge.\n, • Communicates information to haulers and commercial, and enters it in SAI to reduce residual costs.\n, • Works with the national Transportation Management team to implement a competitive tender process to engage new contractors, ensuring that any terms of engagement are supported by an appropriate contract as required.\n, • Orders necessary items for the transportation department (AX) safety supplies, consumables, equipment, repairs, and inspections.\n, • Oversees Dispatcher and/or Transportation Coordinator and backs up as needed.\n, • Oversees fleet maintenance, emergency and routine repairs.\n, • Oversees annual federal requirements to be completed on all Sims assets.\n, • Effectively manages contractors' work as performed in accordance with contract requirements.\n, • Secures and maintains relationships with outside contractors to work with Sims to meet business demands.\n, • Manages and oversees both Union and Non-Union Sims drivers.\n, • Monitors freight movement, light load reporting, service levels, driver efficiencies, etc. in relation to our current NAM Transportation Dashboard through Power BI reporting.\n, • Maintains and improves customer service levels in accordance with business requirements to ensure internal and external customers are serviced in a timely manner.\n, • Actively works with the Operations Manager, Yard Managers, and external agents to facilitate timely, safe, and efficient load-out requirements in accordance with any bulk shipping and other operations where required.\n, • Communicate any industry knowledge/market intelligence to the Operations or Commercial Manager in a timely manner.\n, • Review slow-moving bins, bin presentation, and bin maintenance requirements and provide recommendations for alternate arrangements to the Commercial team as required.\n, • Work closely with our current NAM Transportation EHS Manager to comply with EHS standards monthly. CCVs, OBAs, Self-Inspections, corrective actions.\n, • Set up permitted loads as needed or outsource oversize loads to meet the needs of suppliers or operations.\n, • Support and recommend continuous improvement initiatives and foster compliance with quality requirements.\n, • Support and ensure team compliance with all Company policies, procedures, and initiatives.\n, • 3 Direct reports: Dispatcher, Coordinator/Specialist, Supervisor.\n\n