Transportation and Safety Manager
Tarbell Management Group
Buffalo New York
Salary: Neg Per Hour
Key Responsibilities
Strategy Alignment for
Transport Operations & Team
- Manage and ensure the timely and successful execution
of all strategic initiatives and tactical plans for fleet growth and
services.
- Collaborate with direct reports, the VP of NECO, the
Transportation Operations Manager, and other department heads to develop
and implement strategic initiatives.
- Provide expertise in DOT, regulatory, and compliance
matters to ensure safe and legal operations in all markets, including
research and engagement with necessary experts as we expand into new
markets.
Leadership &
Operational Responsibilities
- Oversee all transportation services for NECO Petroleum
and third-party customers, including services from third-party carriers.
- Structure, lead, and manage the NECO Transport driver
team to align with the vision and goals of NECO Petroleum and NECO
Transportation.
- Optimize equipment use, maintain a replacement
schedule, and manage the budgeting process for capital requests.
- Maintain clean, presentable, and well-maintained
business premises, equipment, and properties.
- Hire and maintain a workforce adequate to meet NECO
Petroleums growing needs, balancing common carrier and owner-operator
services.
- Conduct monthly safety meetings with industry-specific
speakers and trainers, ensuring all drivers attend at least 10 out of 12
annual meetings.
- Evaluate prospective, new, and existing drivers to meet
efficiency and safety standards, involving weekly travel to customer locations
for firsthand reviews.
- Order driver uniforms and ensure daily compliance with
uniform and safety vest policies.
- Manage all equipment preventative maintenance and
related documentation.
- Assess, purchase, and implement on-board camera
equipment and technology for driver communication, performance monitoring,
safety compliance, and transaction processing
- Responsible for the overall maintenance of the fleet
including daily maintenance and repair, regular preventative maintenance
schedules, VKs / tank tests, and other periodically mandated services to
keep our fleet in compliance with all federal, state, and local
regulations. This responsibility includes the efficient documentation of
each of these maintenance items.
Financial Management
- Collaborate with the HR department in managing
insurance carrier relationships for the fleet.
- Work with the Transportation Operations Manager to
create and manage budgets in line with goals set by the VP of NECO,
including managing the Transportation profit and loss statement.
- Meet monthly KPIs and maintain fair freight rates and
assessorial charges to ensure required gross margin and net income,
seeking new business opportunities with SVP approval.
Compliance
- Ensure adherence to all federal, state, and local
regulations related to our business, including IFTA/NYHUT and tax
reporting, prioritizing the safety of associates, communities, and the
company.
- Hire and train drivers and associates to maximize
efficiencies and compliance with all regulations and NECO standards.
- Document and maintain Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) for all processes, reviewing and updating them annually as
necessary.
Key Performance
Indicators
- Achieve Green Success for Annual Initiatives and
Quarterly Priorities.
- Meet the goals and KPIs of the Transportation and
Distribution Teams, ensuring timely product delivery and satisfactory
dispute resolution.
- Maintain the departments annual budget within the
guidelines provided by the VP of NECO.
- Ensure zero violations from federal, state, or local
governments.
SKILLS, TRAITS &
COMPETENCIES
- Excellent administrative skills with a focus on
documentation and efficient filing related to safety, compliance, and
performance management.
- Clear and respectful communication with all management
levels and team members.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and timely in all
communications.
- Ability to engage in respectful conflict and align with
decisions even if they differ from personal opinions.
- Commitment to maintaining a clean and presentable
fleet, coaching drivers on equipment care.
- Ability to enhance the companys reputation through
caring customer and counterparty relationships.
- Ability to lead and motivate a talented team, ensuring
business demands are met without the consistent physical presence of other
leadership in the Buffalo office
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in business or equivalent logistics
leadership experience.
- At least 10 years of hands-on experience in a
high-demand, fast-paced logistics/trucking company.
- Thorough knowledge of federal and state regulations
pertaining to the commercial trucking industry, including hazardous
materials transport.
- Ability to work independently from headquarters with a
clear understanding of company strategy and goals.
- Proven ability to lead and manage a team towards goal
achievement.
- Strong prioritization, multitasking, time management,
and organizational skills in a high-pressure environment.
- Valid Drivers License, Class A, and Hazmat Endorsements
are strongly preferred.
- Possess thorough knowledge of the equipment used to
safely deliver petroleum products including the tractor, trailer, tires,
pump / PTO, hoses, fittings, valves, and vapor recovery units, and the
ability to build and maintain the proper specifications and weights for
the same, and the ability to effectively negotiate the purchase price,
sales price, and maintenance cost of the same.
- Possesses thorough knowledge and demonstrated ability to train and maintain the highest standards of safety and compliance related to the transportation of hazardous material.
Job Overview
Posted Date: 11 Sep 2024
Location: Buffalo New York
Salary: Neg Per Hour
Company Information
It’s all about people at Tarbell Management Group. It’s the way we treat our customers, partners, suppliers, advisors, vendors and associates...in short, everyone we come in contact with. And just as we support each other, we’re focused on growing our own family of businesses, paying strict attention to the values passed down through the generations. When those values of honesty, hard work and trust are applied to investment, growth and management, we ALL succeed.
Name: Tarbell Management Group
Web: https://thetmg.com/