Hybrid Logistics Clerk at Cuisine Solutions

JOB TITLE: Logistics Clerk

The Company: Cuisine Solutions is looking for creative people who are passionate about food and excited to be working with a diverse team of talent. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, informality and bringing our whole self to work. Join us in a career of innovative solutions in the food business and creating products tailored to every customer with high regard for quality and reliability.

Location: Sterling , VA

Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Prior experience as a logistics clerk at a large warehouse.

• Excellent Excel skills required.

• Strong communication, memorization, and teamwork skills.

Job Responsibilities:

• Schedule routing for the daily based activity w/ regards to production planning & volume
• Manage/ minimize shipping time & routing.
• Ensuring drivers are clocking in & out as well as taking their mandatory breaks within schedule.
• Communicating with 3 Party Warehouse to ensure the preloaded trailers are picked up - as planned.
• Making certain drivers fuel tractor heads & trailers between routings
• Adhering to the rules of DOT compliance; maintaining hours of compliance
• Making sure drivers are reviewing and turning in their pre-trip reports (denoting damage or repairs) as well as filling in their Driver Trip Reports (mileage).
• Filing and the retrieving of signed BOLs & PODs *(to be turned in by drivers)
• Maximize the use of our leased tractor/ trailers, w/ the goal in mind to reduce outside spending (avoid extra cost).
• Tracking/ monitoring drivers to ensure productivity, fuel efficiency, and to maintain schedules.
• Following up with drivers to ensure they're refueling of tractor heads as well as trailers.
• Making sure trucks are maintaining temperatures, while used for staging or transportation (in route)
• Following up with drivers to ensure they are securing each load, i.e., load bars, straps.
• Monitoring the temp. tail notifications and alerts
• Knowledge of DOT Regulations
• Organizing daily tasks and untimely planning adjustments
• Weekly meetings with all CDL staff; informing them of new rules or changes in DOT compliance, and team assessments.
• Arranging bi-weekly truck cleaning - in and outside of truck/ trailer units (sanitation/ QA)
• Roadside assistance follow-up for emergency related situations (co-op with driver)
• Working with Penske as well as each CDL to organize each unit's Preventive Maintenance schedules
• Ensuring all load requirements and transfers of RM and Finished Goods are performed between plants/ warehouse.
• Accident reporting and follow-up with HR.
• Must ensure all rented or termed units are returned, if no longer in use - and removed or added to insurance.
• Sending of daily BOLs to Sygma Distributors