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Supervisor, Transportation - Chester New York
Company: Fresenius Medical Care Location: Chester, New York
Posted On: 04/26/2024
Job DescriptionPURPOSE AND SCOPE:Responsible for meeting established distribution related quality, service, safety, compliance, cost, and management objectives in a designated distribution center. Responsibilities include dispatching, route planning, and customer interaction. -PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Supervises the functions of the transportation team to ensure established goals are met while adhering to company standards and guidelines, and local, state, and federal regulations. -
- Manages the transportation group staff day-to-day activities, providing developmental performance feedback as well as the annual performance evaluation. -
- Ensures all employees are properly trained in Good Manufacturing Practices, Health & Safety procedures, Compliance programs (both corporate and DPD specific), and other pertinent policies and procedures.
- Implements succession-planning processes by providing developmental training opportunities to identified personnel.
- Makes the appropriate decisions to ensure the total freight and distribution operating expense budget is met on an annual basis.
- Ensures the achievement of OSHA related targets for recordable incidents and lost time incidents. Identifies trends and issues and address appropriately, including implementing corrective action procedures if necessary.
- Establishes and adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
- Ensures the appropriate identification, analysis, and resolution of work problems and issues by employees, providing direct analysis and resolution for the more complex issues.
- Identifies and controls fleet specific key performance indicators to ensure continuous improvement in the operation.
- Makes recommendations to improve methods, performance, and quality of service and suggests changes in working conditions to increase efficiency.
- Files claims on shortages, damages, and overages and performs follow-up as needed.
- Selects and contracts with common carriers when needed, negotiates rates to ensure the lowest possible freight charges are incurred, while meeting company service requirements.
- Oversees implementation and application of all DOT regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), hours of service, and accident investigation
- Develops and implements strategies to ensure achievement of fleet utilization targets to improve customer service levels.
- Collaborates with sales, customer service, and external customers to resolve issues and drive new revenue.
- Manages and assists with key projects to develop and implement cost containment strategies while improving service and overall compliance.
- May coordinate the transfer of goods between warehouses, plants and cross-docks and schedule shipments of medical supplies with freight forward ocean carriers.
- Responsible for hiring, coaching, and counseling employees, including performance reviews, disciplinary action and terminations. -
- Assists with various projects as assigned by a direct supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned.Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations. - -See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions.PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. - -Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.May be required to lift and carry loads of up to 60 pounds.SUPERVISION:Responsible for the direct supervision of various levels of Transportation staff.EDUCATION:Bachelor's Degree required; in lieu of degree an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS: - -
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