Trucking Coordinator

Job Description Summary

We are seeking an individual to fill the vacant position of Trucking Coordinator in Watertown, NY. This individual will be responsible for driving gasoline or diesel powered tractor trailer combination to transport and deliver products, livestock, or materials. This position will report to the Hatchery Manager.

About the role

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees
• Knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
• Must have a current and valid Class A CDL drivers license and medical card.
• Must have a working knowledge of chick delivery equipment.
• Must be willing to travel overnight and willing to drive solo or with a co-driver.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

The following duties will vary according to the needs of the department. Normal duties will include:

• Drives truck to destinations; loads and/or unloads truck.
• Supervising the truck drivers
• Inspects truck for defects before and after trips and submits report indicating truck condition.
• Maintains driver log according to DOT regulations and maintain DOT driver qualification files
• Clean and sanitize trucks per Bio-security requirements
• Oversee maintenance and repairs of trucking fleet
• Report and investigate accidents involving company trucks
• Confers with department heads concerning such problems as accident rates and abuse of equipment, and recommends measures to improve safety records and to conserve equipment.

Other Qualifications

• Must be willing to travel overnight.
• Must be willing to drive solo or with a co-driver.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.