Transportation Manager

Job Duties

Including, but not limited to

• Respond to customer calls for empty bins, pickups, and complaints
• Work as liaison between customers, drivers, buyers, and local company facility staff
• Dispatch truck drivers to customer locations and track their progress though the day
• Determine priority pickups to meet the volume demand for scrap metal material
• When transportation problems arise, they make changes to schedules and/or change truck routes to satisfy priority customers
• Distributes workload over the available trucks to ensure the best customer service possible
• Clean up work area at the end of shift
• Keep work areas neat and orderly
• Regular attendance and punctuality are essential job functions
• Organizing materials to have more effective use of space
• Dispose of various waste materials in the appropriate manner
• Inspection to ensure cleanup is completed
• Effective housekeeping in workplace area is an ongoing operation for safety and better hygienic conditions for all team members.

Qualifications

• Employees in this position prior to April 2014 are presumed to be qualified and are "grandfathered" into their positions.
• Must pass a medical physical and drug test
• Must pass a background check
• Preferred - high school diploma or GED and/or foreign education acceptable
• Bi-lingual (English & Spanish) language skills a plus
• Ability to: communicate with others effectively; understand direction (written or oral) and use basic math skills as the job demands
• Ability to provide customer service via phone, face to face, and email

Job Expectations

Comply with all applicable federal, state, local, & SA Recycling safety, health, & environmental rules, regulations, policies, & procedures.

Physical Requirements

• Work Environment: scrap metal facility office
• Equipment & Tools: PC, MS Office Suite, Dispatch software
• Physical Demand Level: Light to Moderate
• Work Capacity: Lifting & carrying 35lb loads, head turning, bending, kneeling, twisting, overhead reaching
• Sensory Demands: Hearing & vision
• Hand Movements: Repetitive motions, keyboard