Supervisor, Transportation
Company: Giant Eagle
Location: Carnegie
Posted on: March 2, 2025
Job Description:
Job SummaryAs a Transportation Supervisor, you will have overall
responsibility for ensuring on time delivery of products from the
distribution center to the customer, in accordance with the Company
and the customer's requirements. Job Description
- Experience Required: 3 to 5 years
- Experience Desired: 3-5 years of supervisory experience in a
unionized environment; Ability to read and interpret union
contracts
- Education Desired: High school diploma or equivalent
- Education Desired: Bachelors Degree
- Lifting Requirement: Up to 50 pounds
- Travel Required: Regional - Daily, Less than 10%Job
Responsibilities
- Review production requirements and determine optimal staffing
needs to ensure workload is achieved and customer and Company
requirements are consistently met.
- Plan, coordinate and monitor work activities of Team Members
and department by maximizing the use of routing and labor
management software.
- Supervise, monitor and coach job performance and activities of
transportation Team Members to reinforce good work habits, identify
training needs, and to promote safe, efficient work processes.
- Maximize the use of software to ensure the most strategic and
economic routing is used in transporting commodities.
- Maintain excellent professional internal communication with all
Team Members, Management, Distribution Centers, and Global
Transportation Teams to ensure proper follow through for customer
requests, special arrangements, changes in delivery, and prompt
resolution to problems.
- Maintain excellent professional external communication with all
Customers and suppliers ensure proper follow through for customer
requests, special arrangements, changes in delivery, and prompt
resolution to problems.
- Provide appropriate action and accurate information as needed
to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Identify opportunities with delivery frequency and times to
improve efficiency of the network and reduce costs.
- Ensure fleet is in good working order and repairs are made in a
timely fashion.
- Monitor and inspect work areas and equipment for obstacles to
safety, sanitation, or inefficiency of operations.
- Initiate corrective action to sustain a clean, safe, productive
work environment and to ensure compliance to prescribed
standards.
- Promote safety first in all areas of the operation.
- Understand, communicate, administer and enforce compliance to
DOT rules and regulations, Company policies, labor agreements, and
any state and/or federal laws and regulations.
- Complete and distribute various measurements to maintain
efficient department operations.
- Manage the routing and dispatching of daily deliveries to
ensure that customer and Company requirements are continually
achieved.
- Review paperwork to ensure all documents, trip sheets, and
reports from drivers are accurate and fulfill Company and DOT
standards.
- Utilize problem solving and conflict resolutions skills and
escalate situations to Manager and/or Human Resources when
appropriate.
- Pursue and foster positive and professional working
relationships with new and existing Team Members and Union
Representatives to promote Team Member satisfaction.
- Special projects as assigned. About UsAt Giant Eagle Inc., were
more than just food, fuel and convenience. Were one giant family of
diverse and talented Team Members. Our people are the heart and
soul of our company. Its why we strive to create a nurturing
environment that offers countless career opportunities to grow.
Deep caring and solid family values are what makes us one of the
top work places for jobs in the Greater Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Columbus and Indianapolis Areas. From our Warehouses to our GetGos,
our grocery Stores through our Corporate home office, we are
working together to put food on shoppers' tables and smiles on
their faces. Were always searching for the best Team Members to
welcome to our family. We invite you to join our Giant Eagle
family. Come start a lasting career with us.Required
Keywords: Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh , Supervisor, Transportation, Professions , Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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