Transportation Manager en Palmer Food Services

Why Palmer Food Services?

We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team - because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage.

What We Value:

• Honesty & Integrity
• Service & Excellence
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Family & Community
• Dependability & Loyalty
• Compassion

Role and Responsibilities:

• Manage the work and performance of all Transportation department associates including Drivers, Driver Helpers, Coordinators, Router, and Driver Supervisors.
• Implements organizational or departmental processes or policy changes.
• Assists with the development of safety standards, policies, or procedures.
• Inspects condition or functioning of facilities or equipment and notifies appropriate internal or external parties when repairs are needed.
• Purchases materials, equipment, or other resources needed for day-to-day operations in the department. 
• Collaborate with members of Sales and other Operational departments to accomplish deliveries and resolve customer complaints or problems. 
• Analyzes data from payroll, fleet tracking software and ERP systems to inform operational decisions and activities.
• Support ongoing training, certifications, and career growth opportunities for team members.
• Implement initiatives for fuel efficiency and carbon footprint reduction.
• Develops emergency response plans or procedures, as needed.
• Documents organizational or operational procedures to be used for training new and current team members.
• Review and monitor the activities of Drivers to ensure safety or compliance with NYS, DOT, and company policies.
• Prepare operational budgets for the department with support from the Vice President of Operations.
• Interview, select, and train all incoming Transportation department associates. 
• Works with the Vice President of Operations and Manager of Facilities to negotiate rates and contracts for fuel supply.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 3 years of management experience is required. Experience motivating, developing, and directing people as they work and identifying the best people for the job.
• Prior experience overseeing the movement/delivery of product over the road.
• Extensive knowledge of State and Federal DOT regulations.
• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills as well as ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented. 
• Able to effectively utilize Microsoft Office Suite software (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to negotiate and bring others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Must be able to take a systems analysis approach to determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Utilizes routing software, fleet management systems, and ERP platforms to optimize delivery operations
• Fosters a positive team culture and promotes employee engagement and development
• Previous food service experience is an advantage.

• $75,000- $100,000 a year

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by the Transportation Manager to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, sit.
• Must be able to use hands to handle and feel objects, perform fine finger movements, reach with hands and arms, and have the ability to see, talk, and hear.
• Ability to work in a cold environment for extended periods with temperatures reaching -10, if needed.
• Possess normal vision with or without correction and able to distinguish colors
• Possess fluent speech in English, writing and communication skills necessary to effectively carry out job functions

Benefits of working Full-Time at Palmer Food Services:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick)
• 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching
• Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
• 15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh Meat & Seafood)
• Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products
• Employee Appreciation Events
• And much more